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Characteristics Associated With Racial/Ethnic Disparities in COVID-19 Outcomes in an Academic Health Care System
Gu T, Mack J, Salvatore M, Sankar S, Valley T, Singh K, Nallamothu B, Kheterpal S, Lisabeth L, Fritsche L, Mukherjee B. Characteristics Associated With Racial/Ethnic Disparities in COVID-19 Outcomes in an Academic Health Care System. JAMA Network Open 2020, 3: e2025197. PMID: 33084902, PMCID: PMC7578774, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.25197.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedBetacoronavirusBlack or African AmericanComorbidityCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2FemaleHealth Status DisparitiesHospitalizationHumansIntensive Care UnitsKidney DiseasesMaleMichiganMiddle AgedNeoplasmsObesityOdds RatioPandemicsPneumonia, ViralPopulation DensityRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSARS-CoV-2White PeopleConceptsAssociated with higher riskInternational Classification of DiseasesRisk of hospitalizationPreexisting type 2 diabetesHigher risk of hospitalizationClassification of DiseasesType 2 diabetesCOVID-19 outcomesRacial/ethnic disparitiesWhite patientsBlack patientsIntensive care unitInternational ClassificationResidential-level socioeconomic characteristicsOdds ratioStatistically significant racial differencesHigh riskAssociated with higher risk of hospitalizationNon-Hispanic blacksAssociation of risk factorsNon-Hispanic whitesMichigan Department of HealthAssociated with increased risk of hospitalizationComorbidity scoreDepartment of Health
2021
Changes in COVID-19-related outcomes, potential risk factors and disparities over time
Yu Y, Gu T, Valley T, Mukherjee B, Fritsche L. Changes in COVID-19-related outcomes, potential risk factors and disparities over time. Epidemiology And Infection 2021, 149: e192. PMCID: PMC8376857, DOI: 10.1017/s0950268821001898.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntensive care unit admission ratePotential risk factorsHospitalisation ratesAdmission ratesIntensive care unitCOVID-19-positive cohortCOVID-19-related hospitalisationMichigan MedicineResidential-level socioeconomic characteristicsOdds ratioRisk factorsTime-stratified analysisT1 to T3Impact of potential risk factorsInvestigate temporal trendsCOVID-19-related outcomesRetrospective cohort studySocioeconomic statusRacial disparitiesCalendar timeCohort studySocioeconomic characteristicsHospitalisationBlack patientsComorbid conditions