Observational studyPublic health2021
Racial disparities in COVID-19 hospitalizations do not lead to disparities in outcomes.
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- Global prevalence and effect of comorbidities and smoking status on severity and mortality of COVID-19 in association with age and gender: a systematic review, meta-analysis and meta-regression.Scientific reports · 2023Pooled it
- The Impact of Comorbidities among Ethnic Minorities on COVID-19 Severity and Mortality in Canada and the USA: A Scoping Review.Infectious disease reports · 2024Article
- Association between Racial Residential Segregation and COVID-19 Mortality.Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2023Article
- Improving the representativeness of the tribal behavioral risk factor surveillance system through data integration.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Correlates of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Inpatient Mortality at a Southern California Community Hospital With a Predominantly Hispanic/Latino Adult Population.Open forum infectious diseases · 2023Article
- Validation of a simplified comorbidity evaluation predicting clinical outcomes among patients with coronavirus disease 2019 - A multicenter retrospective observation study.The American journal of emergency medicine · 2022Observational
- Heterogeneity and Risk of Bias in Studies Examining Risk Factors for Severe Illness and Death in COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Differences in Inflammation, Treatment, and Outcomes Between Black and Non-Black Patients Hospitalized for COVID-19: A Prospective Cohort Study.The American journal of medicine · 2022Article
- Estimating the effects of race and social vulnerability on hospital admission and mortality from COVID-19.JAMIA open · 2021Article
- Demographic Disparities in Clinical Outcomes of COVID-19: Data From a Statewide Cohort in South Carolina.Open forum infectious diseases · 2021Article
- Racial Disparities in Potentially Avoidable Hospitalizations During the COVID-19 Pandemic.American journal of preventive medicine · 2021Article
- The Impact of Disparities in Social Determinants of Health on Hospitalization Rates for Patients with COVID-19 in Michigan (USA).International journal of general medicine · 2021Article
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9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectivesThe objective of the study is the identification of racial differences in characteristics and comorbidities in patients hospitalized for COVID-19 and the impact on outcomes. STUDY
designThe study design is a retrospective observational study.
methodsData for all patients admitted to seven community hospitals in Michigan, United States, with polymerase chain reaction confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19 from March 10 to April 15, 2020 were analyzed. The primary outcomes of racial disparity in inpatient mortality and intubation were analyzed using descriptive statistics and multivariate regression models.
resultsThe study included 336 Black and 408 White patients. Black patients were younger (62.9 ± 15.0 years vs 71.8 ± 16.4, P < .001), had a higher mean body mass index (32.4 ± 8.6 kg/m
conclusionsHigher prevalence of obesity and diabetes in young Black populations may be the critical factor driving disproportionate COVID-19 hospitalizations in Black populations. Hospitalized Black patients do not have worse outcomes compared with White patients.
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