Disparities in technology utilization among youth with type 1 diabetes across diverse racial and socioeconomic backgrounds
In a cohort of commercially insured youth with T1D, both race and income are important factors that can independently influence the use of diabetes technology. Racial disparities decrease with higher income and disappear at incomes ≥US$200,000. Black youth with income <US$40,000 are at the highest exclusion risk from essential technologies. Greater effort is needed at both the system and individual levels to mitigate these disparities.
Authors
- Alaa Al Nofal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0559-8836)
- Rozalina Grubina McCoy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2289-3183)
- Herbert C. Heien
- Tamim Rajjo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4880-5081)
- Dalia Hassan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-2698-6483)
Institutions
- University of Maryland, Baltimore (US)
- Mayo Clinic (US)
- Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (US)
- Optum (United States) (US)
- Mayo Clinic in Arizona (US)
- Mayo Clinic in Florida (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care
- Published
- 2025-05-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjdrc-2025-004935
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Diabetes Management and Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.47
Funders
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases