Does Socioeconomic Status Have an Impact on Light Chain (AL) Amyloidosis Disease Characteristics and Outcomes?
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Lin, Mingqian; Szabo, Aniko; Pezzin, Liliana; Dong, Jing; Dhakal, Binod; Mohan, Meera; Narra, Ravi; Pasquini, Marcelo; D'Souza, Anita
- Source
- Blood; November 2023, Vol. 142 Issue: 1, Number 1 Supplement 1 p4783-4783, 1p
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- ISSN
- 00064971; 15280020
Background:Evidence suggests that low socioeconomic status leads to unequal access to care and outcomes. This can be particularly problematic for rarer diseases such as light chain (AL) amyloidosis. Using the Area Deprivation Index (ADI) as a proxy for socioeconomic status (SES), we hypothesized that persons living in areas with greater deprivation will exhibit differences in AL disease characteristics at diagnosis and worse post-diagnosis outcomes.