Correlates of health care use among White and minority men and women with diabetes: An NHANES study

More frequentoutpatient medical visits can promote improved diabetescontrol.[1,2] Nevertheless, rates of health care use among individuals with diabetes are variable, particularly across gender and racial/ethnic groups. Among individuals with poor glycemic control, men use less general and specialty medical care than women.[3] More generally, individuals with racial/ethnic minority backgrounds have been observed to use more health care than their White counterparts.[4] The specific factors that drive health care use within gender and racial/ethnic may help to explain such disparities in health care use and can inform efforts to ensure equitable access to care across all individuals with diabetes.
Source: Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice - Category: Endocrinology Authors: Source Type: research