2022
Trends in disparities in COVID hospitalizations among community‐dwelling residents of two counties in Connecticut, before and after vaccine introduction, March 2020–September 2021
McWilliams C, Bothwell L, Yousey‐Hindes K, Hadler J. Trends in disparities in COVID hospitalizations among community‐dwelling residents of two counties in Connecticut, before and after vaccine introduction, March 2020–September 2021. Influenza And Other Respiratory Viruses 2022, 17: e13082. PMID: 36509459, PMCID: PMC9835416, DOI: 10.1111/irv.13082.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 hospitalizationNon-Hispanic blacksGeocoded residential addressesAge-adjusted incidenceNon-Hispanic whitesHispanic/LatinxVaccination ratesLaboratory-confirmed COVID-19Residential addressesSocioeconomic statusSurveillance Network databaseCommunity-dwelling residentsNon-institutionalized personsIntroduction of vaccinesLow socioeconomic statusCensus tract measuresRace/ethnicityLower SES groupsVaccine registryVaccine introductionVaccination levelsHospitalizationVaccine rolloutDelta wavesSES disparities
2020
Risk Factors for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)–Associated Hospitalization: COVID-19–Associated Hospitalization Surveillance Network and Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Ko JY, Danielson ML, Town M, Derado G, Greenlund KJ, Kirley PD, Alden NB, Yousey-Hindes K, Anderson EJ, Ryan PA, Kim S, Lynfield R, Torres SM, Barney GR, Bennett NM, Sutton M, Talbot HK, Hill M, Hall AJ, Fry AM, Garg S, Kim L, Whitaker M, O’Halloran A, Holstein R, Garvin W, Chai S, Kawasaki B, Meek J, Openo K, Monroe M, Henderson J, Como-Sabetti K, Davis S, Spina N, Felsen C, West N, Schaffner W, George A. Risk Factors for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)–Associated Hospitalization: COVID-19–Associated Hospitalization Surveillance Network and Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2020, 72: e695-e703. PMID: 32945846, PMCID: PMC7543371, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1419.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19-Associated Hospitalization Surveillance NetworkCOVID-19-associated hospitalizationChronic kidney diseaseHospitalization ratesRace/ethnicitySevere obesityKidney diseaseRisk factorsMedical conditionsLaboratory-confirmed COVID-19Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemRisk Factor Surveillance SystemHigher hospitalization riskRace/ethnicity strataHistory of strokeObstructive pulmonary diseaseUnderlying medical conditionsCoronary artery diseaseHigher hospitalization ratesCommunity-dwelling adultsCoronavirus disease 2019Surveillance networkPoisson regression modelsSurveillance systemAcute Cardiovascular Events Associated With Influenza in Hospitalized Adults : A Cross-sectional Study.
Chow EJ, Rolfes MA, O'Halloran A, Anderson EJ, Bennett NM, Billing L, Chai S, Dufort E, Herlihy R, Kim S, Lynfield R, McMullen C, Monroe ML, Schaffner W, Spencer M, Talbot HK, Thomas A, Yousey-Hindes K, Reed C, Garg S. Acute Cardiovascular Events Associated With Influenza in Hospitalized Adults : A Cross-sectional Study. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2020, 173: 605-613. PMID: 32833488, PMCID: PMC8097760, DOI: 10.7326/m20-1509.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute ischemic heart diseaseAcute heart failureAcute cardiovascular eventsLaboratory-confirmed influenzaCardiovascular eventsCross-sectional studyInfluenza vaccinationDischarge codesInfluenza testingChronic conditionsTobacco useInfluenza Hospitalization Surveillance NetworkInfluenza antiviral medicationsMedical record abstractionIschemic heart diseasePopulation-based studyAnnual influenza epidemicsLogistic regression modelsCommon such eventsRace/ethnicityPractitioner ordersHospitalized adultsAntiviral medicationsHeart failureInfluenza season
2017
Impact of pregnancy on observed sex disparities among adults hospitalized with laboratory‐confirmed influenza, FluSurv‐NET, 2010‐2012
Kline K, Hadler JL, Yousey‐Hindes K, Niccolai L, Kirley PD, Miller L, Anderson EJ, Monroe ML, Bohm SR, Lynfield R, Bargsten M, Zansky SM, Lung K, Thomas AR, Brady D, Schaffner W, Reed G, Garg S. Impact of pregnancy on observed sex disparities among adults hospitalized with laboratory‐confirmed influenza, FluSurv‐NET, 2010‐2012. Influenza And Other Respiratory Viruses 2017, 11: 404-411. PMID: 28703414, PMCID: PMC5596517, DOI: 10.1111/irv.12465.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncidence rate ratiosInfluenza-associated hospitalizationsMale incidence rate ratiosPregnant womenLaboratory-confirmed influenza-associated hospitalizationsFemale incidence rate ratiosLaboratory-confirmed influenza casesLaboratory-confirmed influenzaLikelihood of vaccinationPopulation-based surveillanceNon-pregnant womenImpact of pregnancyNon-pregnant counterpartsCensus tract-level povertyObserved sex disparityGroup of womenTract-level povertyRace/ethnicityPregnant adult femalesFluSurv-NETHospitalized femalesInfluenza seasonAdult casesVaccination priorityVaccination rates