Lisa R. Jewett
Examination of the association of sex and race/ethnicity with appearance concerns: A Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network (SPIN) cohort study
Jewett, Lisa R.; Kwakkenbos, Linda; Carrier, Marie-Eve; Malcarne, Vanessa L.; Bartlett, Susan J.; Furst, Daniel E.; Gottesman, Karen; Mayes, Maureen D.; Assassi, Shervin; Harcourt, Diana; Williamson, Heidi; Johnson, Sindhu R.; Korner, Annett; Steen, Virginia; Fox, Rina S.; Gholizadeh, Shadi; Mills, Sarah D.; Molnar, Jacqueline C.; Rice, Danielle B.; Thombs, Brett D.
Authors
Linda Kwakkenbos
Marie-Eve Carrier
Vanessa L. Malcarne
Susan J. Bartlett
Daniel E. Furst
Karen Gottesman
Maureen D. Mayes
Shervin Assassi
Diana Harcourt Diana2.Harcourt@uwe.ac.uk
Professor in Appearance Research
Heidi Williamson Heidi3.Williamson@uwe.ac.uk
Associate Professor in Applied Health Research
Sindhu R. Johnson
Annett Korner
Virginia Steen
Rina S. Fox
Shadi Gholizadeh
Sarah D. Mills
Jacqueline C. Molnar
Danielle B. Rice
Brett D. Thombs
Abstract
Objective: Appearance concerns are common in systemic sclerosis (SSc) and have been linked to younger age and more severe disease. No study has examined their association with sex or race/ethnicity.
Methods: SSc patients were sampled from the Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network Cohort. Presence of appearance concerns was assessed with a single item, and medical and sociodemographic information were collected.
Results: Of 644 patients, appearance concerns were present in 72%, including 421 of 565 women (75%), 42 of 79 men (53%), 392 of 550 patients who identified as White (71%), 35 of 41 who identified as Black (85%), and 36 of 53 who identified as another race/ethnicity (68%). In multivariate analysis, women had significantly greater odds of reporting appearance concerns than men (odds ratio (OR)=2.97, 95% confidence interval (CI)=1.78-4.95, p
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Jun 27, 2016 |
Online Publication Date | Oct 14, 2016 |
Publication Date | Oct 14, 2016 |
Deposit Date | Jul 13, 2016 |
Publicly Available Date | Oct 19, 2016 |
Journal | Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology |
Print ISSN | 0392-856X |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 34 |
Issue | S100 |
Keywords | ethnicity, SPIN, appearance |
Public URL | https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/910635 |
Publisher URL | https://www.clinexprheumatol.org/abstract.asp?a=10635 |
Additional Information | Corporate Creators : SPIN Investigators |
Contract Date | Jul 13, 2016 |
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