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ArticleInternational journal of general medicine2021

Healthcare Disparities Correlated with In-Hospital Mortality in COVID-19 Patients.

Rachel Harvey, Maryan Hermez, Luke Schanz, Patrick Karabon, Tracy Wunderlich-Barillas, Alexandra Halalau

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Article in International journal of general medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Rachel HarveyOakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester, MI, USA.
Maryan HermezOakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester, MI, USA.
Luke SchanzInternal Medicine Department, Beaumont Health, Royal Oak, MI, USA.
Patrick KarabonOffice of Research, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester, MI, USA.
Tracy Wunderlich-BarillasOffice of Research, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester, MI, USA.
Alexandra HalalauOakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester, MI, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1805-992X

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introductionIncreasing age, male gender, African American race, and medical comorbidities have been reported as risk factors for COVID-19 mortality. We aimed to identify health-care disparities associated with increased mortality in COVID-19 patients.

methodsWe performed an observational study of all hospitalized patients with SARS-CoV2 infection from within the largest multicenter healthcare system in Southeast Michigan, from February to December, 2020.

resultsFrom 11,304 hospitalized patients, 1295 died, representing an in-hospital mortality rate of 11.5%. The mean age of hospitalized patients was 63.77 years-old, with 49.96% being males. Older age (AOR = 1.05, p < 0.0001), male gender (AOR = 1.43, p < 0.0001), divorced status (AOR = 1.25, p = 0.0256), disabled status (AOR = 1.42, p = 0.0091), and homemakers (AOR = 1.96, p = 0.0216) were significantly associated with in-hospital mortality.

conclusionOlder age, male gender, divorced and disabled status and homemakers were significantly associated with in-hospital mortality if they developed COVID-19. Further research should aim to identify the underlying factors driving these disparities in COVID-19 in-hospital mortality.

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