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High-Prevalence Vitamin D Deficiency among Korean Emergency Department Homeless, with a Comparison to a Healthy Korean Population.

ABSTRACT: Although nutritional problems are a major concern for the homeless, their vitamin D status has not yet been widely evaluated. This study was a retrospective chart review conducted at a single academic, urban public hospital's emergency department (ED). Patients whose serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] levels had been checked in the ED from July 2014 to June 2015 were reviewed and enrolled. For a healthy settled civilian control, 2011 and 2012 data from the Fifth Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) were used. A total of 179 patients were enrolled. Vitamin D deficiency was observed in 133 patients (73.7%). The vitamin D deficiency group showed a lower hemoglobin level than that of non-vitamin D deficiency group (p = 0.02). Winter visits were more common among the deficiency group (p = 0.048). Rhabdomyolysis was observed only in the deficiency homeless group (p = 0.03). When using age and sex as covariates of propensity score matching 25(OH)D levels were lower in the homeless than in the healthy control (15.7 ± 7.4 ng/mL vs. 18.2 ± 5.5 ng/mL, p < 0.001). Moreover, when the controls were limited to residents of the same city, the serum 25(OH)D level also was lower in the homeless than in the control (15.7 ± 7.4 ng/mL vs. 17.1 ± 5.4 ng/mL, p = 0.03). In summary, vitamin D deficiency was common and more frequent among homeless patients.

SUBMITTER: Lee HJ

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6521275 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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High-Prevalence Vitamin D Deficiency among Korean Emergency Department Homeless, with a Comparison to a Healthy Korean Population.

Lee Hui Jai HJ Shin Jonghwan J You Kyoung Min KM

Nutrients 20190401 4

Although nutritional problems are a major concern for the homeless, their vitamin D status has not yet been widely evaluated. This study was a retrospective chart review conducted at a single academic, urban public hospital's emergency department (ED). Patients whose serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] levels had been checked in the ED from July 2014 to June 2015 were reviewed and enrolled. For a healthy settled civilian control, 2011 and 2012 data from the Fifth Korean National Health and Nutri ...[more]

PMID: 30939796

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Project description:BackgroundAs the U.S. homeless population grows, so has the challenge of providing effective care to homeless individuals. Understanding hospitals that achieve better outcomes after hospital discharge for homeless patients has important implications for making our health system more sustainable and equitable.ObjectiveTo determine whether homeless patients experience higher rates of readmissions and emergency department (ED) visits after hospital discharge than non-homeless patients, and whether the homeless patients exhibit lower rates of readmissions and ED visits after hospital discharge when they were admitted to hospitals experienced with the treatment of the homeless patients ("homeless-serving" hospitals-defined as hospitals in the top decile of the proportion of homeless patients).DesignA population-based longitudinal study, using the data including all hospital admissions and ED visits in FL, MA, MD, and NY in 2014.ParticipantsParticipants were 3,527,383 patients (median age [IQR]: 63 [49-77] years; 1,876,466 [53%] women; 134,755 [4%] homeless patients) discharged from 474 hospitals.Main measuresRisk-adjusted rates of 30-day all-cause readmissions and ED visits after hospital discharge.Key resultsAfter adjusting for potential confounders, homeless patients had higher rates of readmissions (adjusted rate, 27.3% vs. 17.5%; adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 1.93; 95% CI, 1.69-2.21; p < 0.001) and ED visits after hospital discharge (37.1% vs. 23.6%; aOR, 1.98; 95% CI, 1.74-2.25; p < 0.001) compared with non-homeless patients. Homeless patients treated at homeless-serving hospitals exhibited lower rates of readmissions (23.9% vs. 33.4%; p < 0.001) and ED visits (31.4% vs. 45.4%; p < 0.001) after hospital discharge than homeless patients treated at non-homeless-serving hospitals.ConclusionsHomeless patients were more likely to be readmitted or return to ED within 30 days after hospital discharge, especially when they were treated at hospitals that treat a small proportion of homeless patients. These findings suggest that homeless patients may receive better discharge planning and care coordination when treated at hospitals experienced with caring for homeless people.

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High-Prevalence Vitamin D Deficiency among Korean Emergency Department Homeless, with a Comparison to a Healthy Korean Population.

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High-Prevalence Vitamin D Deficiency among Korean Emergency Department Homeless, with a Comparison to a Healthy Korean Population.

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