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Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
Published in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health 1/2018

01-02-2018 | Original Paper

Hospitalization Rates for Acute Myocardial Infarction Among Asian-American Subgroups: Have We Been Underestimating the Problem?

Authors: Rosette J. Chakkalakal, Justin P. Fox, Jeremy C. Green, Marcella Nunez-Smith, Brahmajee K. Nallamothu, Romana Hasnain-Wynia

Published in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health | Issue 1/2018

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Abstract

Concerns about the quality of race/ethnicity data collected by hospitals have limited our understanding of healthcare disparities affecting ethnic minorities in the United States. Using data from the New Jersey State Inpatient Databases and the American Community Survey, we calculated age-adjusted AMI hospitalization rates for Asian-American subgroups before (2005–2006) and after (2008–2009) New Jersey hospitals implemented standardized practices to collect more accurate granular race/ethnicity data from patients. Rates were reported per 100,000 persons for Asian Indian, Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese subgroups. AMI hospitalization rates increased for all subgroups except Vietnamese following implementation of the New Jersey program; increases were statistically significant for Asian Indian, Chinese, and Korean subgroups. Rates of hospitalization for AMI increased significantly for multiple Asian-American subgroups following implementation of the New Jersey program. National population health metrics for Asian-American subgroups may be prone to significant underestimation without widespread utilization of similar practices.
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Metadata
Title
Hospitalization Rates for Acute Myocardial Infarction Among Asian-American Subgroups: Have We Been Underestimating the Problem?
Authors
Rosette J. Chakkalakal
Justin P. Fox
Jeremy C. Green
Marcella Nunez-Smith
Brahmajee K. Nallamothu
Romana Hasnain-Wynia
Publication date
01-02-2018
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health / Issue 1/2018
Print ISSN: 1557-1912
Electronic ISSN: 1557-1920
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-016-0517-9

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