Objectives: To examine demographic and socioeconomic factors associated with hospitalizations due to mental disorders among Asians in the Kansas City metropolis (Missouri, U.S.) from 2004 to 2013. MethOds: This was a retrospective study using the Missouri Hospital Discharge Data and American Community Survey. Mental disorders were identified by ICD-9 codes 290.0-290.9, 292.0-302.9, and 305.1-319.9. Missouri Hospital Discharge Data provided hospitalizations (yes/no) due to mental disorders according to zip codes. American Community Survey provided median annual income (< $50,000 or ≥ $50,000), proportion of high school graduates or higher (< 30% or ≥ 30%), proportion of those who were foreign born (< 1% or ≥ 1%), proportion of those who were unemployed (< 5% or ≥ 5%), sex, and age (< 65 or ≥ 65 years old) according to zip codes. The zip codes of nine counties in the Kansas City metropolis were included. A multiple logistic regression was conducted, in which hospitalization was the dependent variable, and the other variables were independent variables. Results: Asians had 10,780 hospitalizations due to all causes and 366 hospitalizations due to mental disorders from 2004 to 2013. Asians had a higher rate of hospitalizations due to mental disorders, 194 per 100,000, compared
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