Association of Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status With Risk of Infection and Sepsis

This study sought to examine the association between neighborhood socioeconomic status (nSES) and hospitalization for infection and sepsis. It showed that differential infection risk may explain nSES disparities in sepsis incidence, as higher nSES is associated with lower infection hospitalization rates, but there is no association was found with sepsis among those hospitalized. Mediation analysis showed that nSES may influence infection hospitalization risk at least partially through physical weakness, individual income, and comorbid diabetes.
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