2022
The influence of structural racism, pandemic stress, and SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy with adverse birth outcomes
Janevic T, Lieb W, Ibroci E, Lynch J, Lieber M, Molenaar NM, Rommel AS, de Witte L, Ohrn S, Carreño JM, Krammer F, Zapata LB, Snead MC, Brody RI, Jessel RH, Sestito S, Adler A, Afzal O, Gigase F, Missall R, Carrión D, Stone J, Bergink V, Dolan SM, Howell EA, Group K. The influence of structural racism, pandemic stress, and SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy with adverse birth outcomes. American Journal Of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM 2022, 4: 100649. PMID: 35462058, PMCID: PMC9022447, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajogmf.2022.100649.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 infectionGestational age infantsGestational age newbornsPreterm birthAdverse birth outcomesBirth outcomesZone improvement plan codeRelative riskPandemic-related stressPublic insuranceElectronic medical record databasePregnant personsSerologic enzyme-linked immunosorbentBody mass indexLog-binomial regressionMedical record databaseCOVID-19 mortality ratesEnzyme-linked immunosorbentNeighborhood measuresProspective cohortHighest quartileAdjusted analysisMass indexInsurance statusMaternal age
2021
Neighborhood-level disparities and subway utilization during the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City
Carrión D, Colicino E, Pedretti NF, Arfer KB, Rush J, DeFelice N, Just AC. Neighborhood-level disparities and subway utilization during the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City. Nature Communications 2021, 12: 3692. PMID: 34140520, PMCID: PMC8211826, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-24088-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 testing dataNeighborhood social disadvantageCOVID-19-related mortalityQuantile sum (WQS) regressionSocial disadvantageCOVID-19 pandemicWeighted Quantile Sum (WQS) regressionNew York CityInfection riskConsequent disparitiesNeighborhood-level disparitiesPositive associationInfectionMortalityYork CityNeighborhood disadvantage