Study underscores effects of race, socioeconomic status on disease outcomes
People with sarcoidosis who live in neighborhoods lacking economic and social resources have lower lung function and faster lung function decline, a study in the U.S. and Canada revealed.
Non-white patients were overrepresented in the group with greater disadvantage, suggesting how race and differences in socioeconomic status can lead to poorer outcomes among people from minority backgrounds. Read more in Sarcoidosis News.