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ArticlePloS one2022

Understanding contributors to racial and ethnic inequities in COVID-19 incidence and mortality rates.

Karen E Joynt Maddox, Mat Reidhead, Joshua Grotzinger, Timothy McBride, Aaloke Mody, Elna Nagasako, Will Ross, Joseph T Steensma, Abigail R Barker

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Article in PloS one, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Karen E Joynt MaddoxCardiovascular Division, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0003-3779-8653
Mat ReidheadWashington University Brown School, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America.
Joshua GrotzingerWashington University Brown School, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America.
Timothy McBrideCenter for Health Economics and Policy, Institute for Public Health at Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America.
Aaloke ModyDivision of Infectious Diseases, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0003-3787-365X
Elna NagasakoHonolulu, Hawaii, United States of America.
Will RossDivision of Nephrology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0002-8112-2979
Joseph T SteensmaMissouri Hospital Association, Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0001-7791-3826
Abigail R BarkerCenter for Health Economics and Policy, Institute for Public Health at Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0002-0826-5156
Washington University in St. Louis · USHonolulu University · USMissouri Department of Agriculture · US

Funding

The Impact of Bundled Payments for Cardiopulmonary Disease on High-Risk PopulationsR01HL143421 · NHLBI · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI JOYNT MADDOX, KAREN ELLEN · 2019 to 2022
$3.1M
Improving the Quality of Care Provided Through Bundled Payments for Patients with Alzheimer's Disease or Other Forms of Dementia or FrailtyR01AG060935 · NIA · HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH · PI EPSTEIN, ARNOLD, JOYNT MADDOX, KAREN ELLEN · 2019 to 2021
$2.7M
Observation Stays and Readmissions for Older Adults: Implications for Medicare PoliciesR01AG063759 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI SABBATINI, AMBER KATHLEEN · 2020 to 2023
$1.4M
The Effect of Patient Dementia on Outpatient Clinicians' Performance on Cost Outcomes Under Medicare Value-Based Payment.R21AG065526 · NIA · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI JOHNSTON, KENTON JAMES · 2020 to 2021
$308k
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL143421NIA NIH HHS R01 AG060935NIA NIH HHS R01 AG063759NIA NIH HHS R21 AG065526
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundRacial inequities in Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) have been reported over the course of the pandemic, with Black, Hispanic/Latinx, and Native American individuals suffering higher case rates and more fatalities than their White counterparts.

methodsWe used a unique statewide dataset of confirmed COVID-19 cases across Missouri, linked with historical statewide hospital data. We examined differences by race and ethnicity in raw population-based case and mortality rates. We used patient-level regression analyses to calculate the odds of mortality based on race and ethnicity, controlling for comorbidities and other risk factors.

resultsAs of September 10, 2020 there were 73,635 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the State of Missouri. Among the 64,526 case records (87.7% of all cases) that merged with prior demographic and health care utilization data, 12,946 (20.1%) were Non-Hispanic (NH) Black, 44,550 (69.0%) were NH White, 3,822 (5.9%) were NH Other/Unknown race, and 3,208 (5.0%) were Hispanic. Raw cumulative case rates for NH Black individuals were 1,713 per 100,000 population, compared with 2,095 for NH Other/Unknown, 903 for NH White, and 1,218 for Hispanic. Cumulative COVID-19-related death rates for NH Black individuals were 58.3 per 100,000 population, compared with 38.9 for NH Other/Unknown, 19.4 for NH White, and 14.8 for Hispanic. In a model that included insurance source, history of a social determinant billing code in the patient's claims, census block travel change, population density, Area Deprivation Index, and clinical comorbidities, NH Black race (OR 1.75, 1.51-2.04, p<0.001) and NH Other/Unknown race (OR 1.83, 1.36-2.46, p<0.001) remained strongly associated with mortality.

conclusionsIn Missouri, COVID-19 case rates and mortality rates were markedly higher among NH Black and NH Other/Unknown race than among NH White residents, even after accounting for social and clinical risk, population density, and travel patterns during COVID-19.

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Health Status DisparitiesAdultCOVID-19FemaleHumansIncidenceMaleMiddle AgedMissouriRegression AnalysisSocioeconomic Factors

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