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Discrimination and cumulative disease damage among African American women with systemic lupus erythematosus

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  • Chae, D.H.
  • Drenkard, C.M.
  • Lewis, T.T.
  • Lim, S.S.

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Objectives. We examined associations between unfair treatment, attributions of unfair treatment to racial discrimination, and cumulative disease damage among African American women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Methods. We used multivariable regression models to examine SLE damage among 578 African American women in metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia, recruited to the Georgians Organized Against Lupus cohort. Results. When we controlled for demographic, socioeconomic, and healthrelated covariates, reporting any unfair treatment was associated with greater SLE damage compared with reporting no unfair treatment (b = 0.55; 95% confidence interval = 0.14, 0.97). In general, unfair treatment attributed to nonracial factors was more strongly associated with SLE damage than was unfair treatment attributed to racial discrimination, although the difference was not statistically significant. Conclusions. Unfair treatment may contribute to worse disease outcomes among African American women with SLE. Unfair treatment attributed to nonracial causes may have a more pronounced negative effect on SLE damage. Future research may further examine possible differences in the effect of unfair treatment by attribution.

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  • Chae, D.H. & Drenkard, C.M. & Lewis, T.T. & Lim, S.S., 2015. "Discrimination and cumulative disease damage among African American women with systemic lupus erythematosus," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 105(10), pages 2099-2107.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2015.302727_0
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2015.302727
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    1. Wendy Rodgers & Edith M. Williams & Brittany L. Smalls & Tyler Singleton & Ashley Tennessee & Diane Kamen & Gary Gilkeson, 2020. "Treating Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): The Impact of Historical Environmental Context on Healthcare Perceptions and Decision-Making in Charleston, South Carolina," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(7), pages 1-10, March.

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