TABLE 3—
Summary of Mortality Findings Among Other Race Versus White Veterans: United States, October 9, 2006–February 2, 2017
| Clinical Area | Study | Data Source | No. | Mortality Risk | Strength of Evidence |
| AI/AN | |||||
| Lung cancer | Ganti et al.36 | 1 national study (1995–2009) | 67 323 | 5-y mortality: HR = 1.05 (95% CI = 0.93, 1.20) | Low |
| Low-mortality DRGs | Shimada et al.27 | 1 national study (2001–2005) | 236 369 | In-hospital mortality: OR = 0.94 (P > .05) | Low |
| Major noncardiac surgery | Alvord et al. 31,50 | 1 national study (1991–2002) | 4 419 | 30-d mortality: OR = 1.56 (95% CI = 1.04, 2.35)a | Low |
| Asian | |||||
| Lung cancer | Ganti et al.36 | 1 national study (1995–2009) | 67 332 | 5-y mortality: HR = 0.96 (95% CI = 0.84, 1.09) | Low |
| Low-mortality DRGs | Shimada et al.27 | 1 national study (2001–2005) | 236 845 | In-hospital mortality: OR = 0.44 (P > .05) | Low |
| Hispanic | |||||
| Prostate cancer | Daskivich et al.32 | 1 regional study (1998–2004) | 720 | 6.6-y mortality: HR = 0.24 (95% CI = 0.03, 1.82) | Low |
| Low-mortality DRGs | Shimada et al.27 | 1 national study (2001–2005) | 244 397 | In-hospital mortality: OR = 1.32 (P > .05) | Low |
| Diabetes | Lynch et al.30 | 1 national study (2002–2006) | 115 791 | 5-y mortality: 19% vs 20% | Insufficient |
| HIV | McGinnis et al.41 | 1 national study (1999–2001) | 3 003 | 2-y mortality: HR = 1.41 (95% CI = 1.06, 1.86)a | Low |
| Traumatic brain injury | Egede et al.,33 Dismuke et al.49 | 1 national study (2006–2009) | 8 199 | 2-y mortality: HR = 1.61 (95% CI = 1.00, 2.58)a | Low |
Note. AI/AN = American Indian/Alaska Native; CI = confidence interval; DRG = Diagnosis Related Group; HR = Hazard Ratio; OR = Odds Ratio; NR = ; VHA = Veterans Health Administration.
a
Disparity.