scholarly journals Comparison of household income in in-hospital outcomes after implantation of left ventricular assist device

2021 ◽  
pp. 039139882110569
Author(s):  
Bertrand Ebner ◽  
Morgan Karetnick ◽  
Jelani Grant ◽  
Louis Vincent ◽  
Jennifer Maning ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Household Income ◽  
Income Group ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
High Income ◽  
Ventricular Assist Devices ◽  
High Income Group ◽  
Hospital Outcomes ◽  
Ventricular Assist ◽  
Left Ventricular Assist

Introduction: Due to the inability to keep up with the demand for heart transplantation, there is an increased utilization of left ventricular assist devices (LVAD). However, paucity of data exists regarding the association of household income with in-hospital outcomes after LVAD implantation. Methods: Retrospective cohort study using the NIS to identify all patients ⩾18 years who underwent LVAD implantation from 2011 to 2017. Statistical analysis was performed comparing low household income (⩽50th percentile) and high income (>50th percentile). Results: A total of 25,503 patients underwent LVAD implantation. The low-income group represented 53% and the high-income group corresponded to 47% of the entire cohort. The low-income group was found to be younger (mean age 55 ± 14 vs 58 ± 14 years), higher proportion of females (24% vs 22%), and higher proportion of blacks (32% vs 16%, p < 0.001 for all). The low-income group was found to have higher prevalence of hypertension, chronic pulmonary disease, smoking, dyslipidemia, obesity, and pulmonary hypertension ( p < 0.001 for all). However, the high-income cohort had higher rate of atrial tachyarrhythmias and end-stage renal disease ( p < 0.001). During hospitalization, patients in the high-income group had increased rates of ischemic stroke, acute kidney injury, acute coronary syndrome, bleeding, and need of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation ( p < 0.001 for all). We found that the unadjusted mortality had an OR 1.30 (CI 1.21–1.41, p < 0.001) and adjusted mortality of OR 1.14 (CI 1.05–1.23, p = 0.002). Conclusion: In patients undergoing LVAD implantation nationwide, low-income was associated with increased comorbidity burden, younger age, and fewer in-hospital complications and all-cause mortality.

scholarly journals Comparison of Household Income In In-Hospital Outcomes After Implantation of Left Ventricular Assist Device

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bertrand Ebner ◽  
Morgan Karetnick ◽  
Jelani Grant ◽  
Louis Vincent ◽  
Jennifer Maning ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Household Income ◽  
Income Group ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
High Income ◽  
Ventricular Assist Devices ◽  
High Income Group ◽  
Hospital Outcomes ◽  
Ventricular Assist ◽  
Left Ventricular Assist

Introduction: Due to the inability to keep up with the demand for heart transplantation, there is an increased utilization of left ventricular assist devices (LVAD). However, paucity of data exists regarding the association of household income with in-hospital outcomes after LVAD implantation. Methods: Retrospective cohort study using the NIS to identify all patients ≥18 years who underwent LVAD implantation from 2011-2017. Statistical analysis was performed comparing low household income (≤50th percentile) and high income (>50th percentile). Results: A total of 25,503 patients underwent LVAD implantation. The low-income group represented 53% and the high-income group corresponded to 47% of the entire cohort. The low-income group was found to be younger (mean age 55 ±14 vs. 58 ±14 years), higher proportion of females (24% vs. 22%), and higher proportion of blacks (32% vs. 16%, p<0.001 for all). The low-income group was found to have higher prevalence of hypertension, chronic pulmonary disease, smoking, dyslipidemia, obesity and pulmonary hypertension (p<0.001 for all). However, the high-income cohort had higher rate of atrial tachyarrhythmias and end-stage renal disease (p<0.001). During hospitalization, patients in the high-income group had increased rates of ischemic stroke, acute kidney injury, acute coronary syndrome, bleeding and need of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (p<0.001 for all). We found that the unadjusted mortality had an OR 1.30 (CI [1.21-1.41], p<0.001) and adjusted mortality of OR 1.14 (CI [1.05-1.23], p=0.002). Conclusion: In patients undergoing LVAD implantation nationwide, low-income was associated with increased comorbidity burden, younger age, and fewer in-hospital complications and all-cause mortality.

scholarly journals Consumer Characteristics and Preferences of Rice Attributes Based on the Income Levels in Palembang

2020 ◽  
pp. 16-25
Author(s):  
. Yunita ◽  
. Lifianthi ◽  
Muhammad Arbi
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Household Income ◽  
Consumer Preferences ◽  
Income Group ◽  
High Income ◽  
High Income Group ◽  
Rice Cake ◽  
Income Groups ◽  
Head Rice ◽  
Low Income Groups

The study was conducted on 150 respondents living in Palembang city that were randomly selected based on the assumptions of community groups that have high income groups (50 respondents), medium income groups (50 respondents), and low income groups (50 respondents). The purpose of the study is to describe the characteristics of consumers and analyze consumer preferences for rice attributes based on the level of household income in Palembang city. This showed that the characteristics of households from the three level groups, both from the high, medium, and low income groups are very diverse which can influence the decision to choose and buy rice to be consumed. Rice attributes include the level of rice extinction, rice retention, taste of rice, aromatic, type of rice, volume of development, head rice, broken grains, grain groats, lime grains, and color. Household consumer preferences based on the importance level of rice attributes for the very important category most selected in the high and medium income groups are the quality before the rice becomes rice, while the low income group is a resilience factor in rice. Household consumer preferences based on the level of preference for the attribute of rice for the category of very like the most chosen in the high income group is the taste of rice, for the medium income group is rice cake and the low income group is rice and head rice.

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