Association between household composition and severe COVID-19 outcomes in older people by ethnicity: an observational cohort study using the OpenSAFELY platform.
Kevin WingDaniel J GrintRohini MathurHamish P GibbsGeorge HickmanEmily NightingaleAnna SchultzeHarriet ForbesVahe NafilyanKrishnan BhaskaranElizabeth J WilliamsonThomas HouseLorenzo PellisEmily HerrettNileesa GautamHelen J CurtisChristopher T RentschAngel Y S WongBrian MacKennaAmir MehrkarSeb BaconIan J DouglasStephen J W EvansLaurie TomlinsonAlex J WalkerRosalind M EggoPublished in: International journal of epidemiology (2022)
Both multigenerational living and living alone were associated with severe COVID-19 in older adults. Older South Asian people are over-represented within multigenerational households in England, especially in the most deprived settings, whereas a substantial proportion of White older people live alone. The number of generations in a household, number of occupants, ethnicity and deprivation status are important considerations in the continued roll-out of COVID-19 vaccination and targeting of interventions for future pandemics.