OBJECTIVE: The study objective was to identify demographic risk factors associated with @entity341 caused by @entity1245 @entity4968 . METHODS: A retrospective study was conducted utilizing Missouri Hospital Discharge Data for Kansas City, Missouri, USA, for 2001-2007. The data included @entity1 ' demographics such as racial group, age, sex, health insurance status and annual income. @entity341 due to @entity1245 @entity4968 were identified by ICD-9 code 969.4. The frequencies of @entity1 visits were calculated according to categories of each demographic variable. Chi-square tests were used to assess the difference of @entity341 among categories of each demographic variable. A multiple logistic regression analysis was performed, where the outcome variable was @entity341 due to @entity1245 @entity4968 (yes/no), and the independent variables were the demographic variables. KEY FINDINGS: Of 1317566 @entity341 over the 7-year period, 562 were due to @entity1245 @entity4968 . Seventy-seven per cent of these visits were made by @entity1 who were white, of whom 53% were 30-49years old, 56% were female, 74% had health insurance and 44% lived in @entity10688 codes with median family incomes of  40000-59999. Chi-square tests were significant for racial group, age and annual income (P<0.01). In the logistic regression white @entity1 were 73% more likely than black @entity1 to have @entity341 caused by @entity1245 @entity4968 (P<0.01), with an odds ratio (95% confidence interval) of 5.63 (4.33-7.30). Compared with those aged 0-19   years, the odds ratio for @entity1 aged 30-39 to have such visits was 2.73 (2.09-3.57), and the odds ratio for @entity1 aged 40-49 was 2.84 (2.17-3.71). CONCLUSIONS: White @entity1 and @entity1 aged 30-49years were at higher risk for @entity341 due to @entity1245 @entity4968 . Health interventions such as medication review by pharmacists may reduce the risk of @entity1245 @entity4968 for these @entity1 .

Demographic risk factors affecting @entity341 caused by XXXX @entity4968 in Kansas City, Missouri, from 2001 to 2007.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient'] @entity341 :: ('MESH:D004630', 'Disease') :: ['Emergency room visits', 'emergency room visits'] @entity10688 :: ('1613', 'Gene') :: ['zip'] @entity4968 :: ('MESH:D011041', 'Disease') :: ['poisoning'] @entity1245 :: ('MESH:D001569', 'Chemical') :: ['benzodiazepine']
@entity1245 :: (MESH:D001569,Chemical) :: ['benzodiazepine']
