Demographics, clinical characteristics, and treatment patterns among keloid patients: United States Electronic Health Records (EHR) Database Study

Introduction There is limited epidemiologic evidence on keloids using real‐world data, especially in the United States (US) across race and ethnicity. Methods We conducted a retrospective cohort study using Cerner Real‐World Data, between 2015 and 2021, to describe the demographic and clinical chara...

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Published in:International journal of dermatology 2024-08, Vol.63 (8), p.e163-e170
Main Authors: Olopoenia, Abisola, Yamaguchi, Yuji, Peeva, Elena, Berman, Brian, Jagun, Oladayo, George, Prethibha
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Asian - statistics & numerical data
Black or African American - statistics & numerical data
comorbidities
Comorbidity
Databases, Factual - statistics & numerical data
Demographics
Demography
Diabetes mellitus
Drug therapy
Electronic health records
Electronic Health Records - statistics & numerical data
Electronic medical records
Epidemiology
Ethnicity
Female
Health services
Hispanic or Latino - statistics & numerical data
Humans
Hyperlipidemia
Hypertension
Keloid - epidemiology
Keloid - ethnology
Keloid - therapy
keloids
Male
Middle Aged
Minority & ethnic groups
Nomenclature
Patient Acceptance of Health Care - statistics & numerical data
Patients
Population studies
Race
Retrospective Studies
treatment
United States - epidemiology
Young Adult
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Summary:Introduction There is limited epidemiologic evidence on keloids using real‐world data, especially in the United States (US) across race and ethnicity. Methods We conducted a retrospective cohort study using Cerner Real‐World Data, between 2015 and 2021, to describe the demographic and clinical characteristics of US adults with keloids. Keloids were identified using a combination of ICD‐10 and (Systemized Nomenclature of Medicine‐Clinical Terms [SNOMED] codes). Demographics (including race and ethnicity), clinical characteristics, treatment patterns, and healthcare utilization were compared across keloid and non‐keloid populations. Results Among 5,457 keloid patients identified in the study, the majority were female (61.8%) with a mean age of 34.2 years and of non‐Hispanic Black, Hispanic, and Asian descent (P 
ISSN:0011-9059
1365-4632
1365-4632
DOI:10.1111/ijd.17099