Table 3. Proportion of Patients With PHPT Evaluated by a Surgeon for Parathyroidectomy According to ADI and Urban or Rural Inhabitance.
| Variable | Total No. of patients | No. (%) of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evaluated by a surgeon | Treated with parathyroidectomy within 1 y | ||
| ADI categorya | |||
| Advantaged | |||
| Most | 52 899 | 15 491 (29.3) | 12 717 (82.1) |
| Slightly | 68 471 | 25 117 (36.7) | 20 784 (82.7) |
| Disadvantaged | |||
| Slightly | 65 887 | 26 774 (40.6) | 22 093 (82.5) |
| Most | 22 949 | 9238 (40.3) | 7542 (81.6) |
| Geography | |||
| Urban | 178 718 | 62 766 (35.1) | 51 689 (82.4) |
| Rural | 31 488 | 13 854 (44.0) | 11 447 (82.6) |
Abbreviation: ADI, Area Deprivation Index; PHPT, primary hyperparathyroidism.
a
Determined based on mailing zip code of beneficiary according to the Neighborhood Atlas.15