Uterine Fibroid Diagnosis by Race and Ethnicity in an Integrated Health Care System
In this cohort study of nearly 2 million KPNC patients, South Asian, East Asian, Southeast Asian, Hispanic, and Black patients had higher fibroid diagnosis rates than White patients. If diagnosis rates reflect true variation in disease prevalence, future research should identify sources of these disparities and strategies to reduce them.
Authors
- Monique M. Hedderson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1768-0412)
- Catherine Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0008-9052)
- Miranda Ritterman Weintraub (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9453-0242)
- L J Wang
- Wendy Dyer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8861-5549)
- Eve Zaritsky
- Susanna D. Mitro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3202-1941)
- A. S. Bindra
Institutions
- Kaiser Permanente (US)
- Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2025-04-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.5235
- Citations
- 10
- Primary Topic
- Uterine Myomas and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 20.57