Meghan E McGarry1, John M Neuhaus2, Dennis W Nielson1, Ngoc P Ly1. 1. Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, California. 2. Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, California.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Hispanic subjects with cystic fibrosis (CF) have increased morbidity and mortality than non-Hispanic white subjects. The ethnic disparity in mortality varies by region. Factors influencing pulmonary function vary by both ethnicity and region. OBJECTIVE: To determine if the ethnic difference in pulmonary function varies by region. METHODS: This retrospective cohort study compared differences in longitudinal pulmonary function (percent-predicted forced vital capacity [FVC], forced expiratory volume in 1 second [FEV1 ], forced expiratory flow at 25% to 75% [FEF25-75 ], FEV1 /FVC, and FEV1 decline) between Hispanic and non-Hispanic white subjects with CF by Census region of the United States (West, South, Midwest, and Northeast). Subjects were of ages 6 to 25 years and in the CF Foundation Patient Registry from 2008 to 2013. We used linear mixed effects models with subject-specific slopes and intercepts, adjusting for 14 demographic and clinical variables. RESULTS: Of 14 932 subjects, 1433 (9.6%) were Hispanic and 13 499 (90.4%) were non-Hispanic white. Hispanic subjects' FEV1 was 9.0% (8.3%-9.8%) lower than non-Hispanic white subjects in the West, while Hispanic subjects' FEV1 was only 4.0% (3.0%-5.0%) lower in the Midwest, 4.4% (3.1%-5.7%) lower in the Northeast, and 4.4% (3.2%-5.5%) lower in the South. Similarly, FVC and FEF25-75 were lower among Hispanic subjects compared to non-Hispanic white subjects in all US regions, with the biggest differences in the West. Only in the West was FEV1 /FVC significantly lower in Hispanic subjects (-0.019; -0.022 to -0.015). FEV1 decline was not significantly different between ethnicities in any region. CONCLUSIONS: In CF, Hispanic subjects have lower pulmonary function than non-Hispanic white subjects in all geographic regions with the largest difference in occurring in the West.
BACKGROUND: Hispanic subjects with cystic fibrosis (CF) have increased morbidity and mortality than non-Hispanic white subjects. The ethnic disparity in mortality varies by region. Factors influencing pulmonary function vary by both ethnicity and region. OBJECTIVE: To determine if the ethnic difference in pulmonary function varies by region. METHODS: This retrospective cohort study compared differences in longitudinal pulmonary function (percent-predicted forced vital capacity [FVC], forced expiratory volume in 1 second [FEV1 ], forced expiratory flow at 25% to 75% [FEF25-75 ], FEV1 /FVC, and FEV1 decline) between Hispanic and non-Hispanic white subjects with CF by Census region of the United States (West, South, Midwest, and Northeast). Subjects were of ages 6 to 25 years and in the CF Foundation Patient Registry from 2008 to 2013. We used linear mixed effects models with subject-specific slopes and intercepts, adjusting for 14 demographic and clinical variables. RESULTS: Of 14 932 subjects, 1433 (9.6%) were Hispanic and 13 499 (90.4%) were non-Hispanic white. Hispanic subjects' FEV1 was 9.0% (8.3%-9.8%) lower than non-Hispanic white subjects in the West, while Hispanic subjects' FEV1 was only 4.0% (3.0%-5.0%) lower in the Midwest, 4.4% (3.1%-5.7%) lower in the Northeast, and 4.4% (3.2%-5.5%) lower in the South. Similarly, FVC and FEF25-75 were lower among Hispanic subjects compared to non-Hispanic white subjects in all US regions, with the biggest differences in the West. Only in the West was FEV1 /FVC significantly lower in Hispanic subjects (-0.019; -0.022 to -0.015). FEV1 decline was not significantly different between ethnicities in any region. CONCLUSIONS: In CF, Hispanic subjects have lower pulmonary function than non-Hispanic white subjects in all geographic regions with the largest difference in occurring in the West.
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