5 Key Takeaways

• 1

  Black women with epithelial ovarian cancer had 45% higher adjusted odds of mortality compared to White women in a study of 2,544 patients.

• 2

  The median Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) was significantly higher for Black women (0.78) than for White women (0.48), indicating greater social vulnerability.

• 3

  Residence in high-SVI areas was linked to 20% higher adjusted odds of mortality compared to low-SVI areas across the overall cohort.

• 4

  Black women in high-SVI areas had 77% higher adjusted odds of mortality compared to White women in low-SVI areas, highlighting racial disparities.

• 5

  The study found that 16% of the excess relative risk of mortality was due to the interaction between race and SVI, with 40% through pathways involving SVI.