Racial Disparities in Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease Care: Differences in Outcomes and Health Service Utilization Between Black and White Children.

Objective: To describe racial inequities in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease care and explore potential drivers.

Methods: We undertook a single-center, comparative cohort study of newly diagnosed Black and non-Hispanic White patients with inflammatory bowel disease, aged <21 years, from January 2013 through 2020. Primary outcome was corticosteroid-free remission (CSFR) at 1 year.

Health-Related Social Needs Facing Youth with NonAlcoholic Fatty Liver Disease.

Background: The objective of this study was to identify the prevalence of health-related social needs among youth with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).

Methods: Retrospective review of prospectively administered health-related social needs questionnaires from Steatohepatitis Clinics.

Results: Patients with NAFLD (n=271) were predominantly male (72%), and non-Hispanic (68%).

Can Baseline Characteristics be Used to Predict Liver Disease Outcomes in Pediatric Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease?

Objective: Longitudinal studies on childhood predictors of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) progression are lacking. The objective of this study was to determine whether baseline clinical or laboratory measures predict liver disease outcomes in a pediatric NAFLD cohort.

Methods: A retrospective study of patients with presumed NAFLD was conducted using baseline and follow-up clinical and laboratory measures.

Community Socioeconomic Deprivation and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Severity.

Background And Objectives: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is linked to obesity. Obesity is associated with lower socioeconomic status (SES). An independent link between pediatric NAFLD and SES has not been elucidated.