Comparing Social Disadvantage Indices in Pediatric Populations
Higher disadvantage as defined by all 3 indices was similarly associated with adolescent obesity and decreased infant WCC attendance. The SVI, ADI, and COI may be equally suitable for pediatric research, but population and outcome characteristics should be considered when selecting an index.
Authors
- Nrupen A. Bhavsar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9937-5560)
- Rushina Cholera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2843-3812)
- Anna Zolotor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-3890-8000)
- Ro W. Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4487-1356)
Institutions
- Florida State University (US)
- Duke University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PEDIATRICS
- Published
- 2024-08-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2023-064463
- Citations
- 11
- Primary Topic
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.81
Funders
- School of Medicine, Duke University
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences