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Low Neighborhood SES Linked to Higher HS Risk: Study 

A large cross-sectional study of over 65,000 dermatology patients found that individuals living in lower socioeconomic neighborhoods had significantly higher odds of receiving a new diagnosis of hidradenitis suppurativa, with risk decreasing across increasing SES levels.

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  1. Living in lower-income neighborhoods increases risk of hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) diagnosis.
  2. Obesity explained 35% of the increased risk in low-SES neighborhoods.
  3. Smoking had a weaker, statistically nonsignificant effect on HS risk.
  4. Neighborhood conditions may interact with individual-level factors to influence HS risk.
  5. Researchers analyzed data from 65,766 dermatology patients in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Source: JAMA Dermatology

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