Clinical characteristics and outcomes for 7,995 patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Jacob McPaddenFrederick WarnerH Patrick YoungNathan C HurleyRebecca A PulkAvinainder SinghThomas J S DurantGuannan GongNihar R DesaiAdrian HaimovichRichard Andrew TaylorMurat GunelCharles S Dela CruzShelli F FarhadianJonathan SinerMerceditas VillanuevaKeith ChurchwellAllen L HsiaoCharles J TorreEric J VelazquezRoy S HerbstAkiko IwasakAlbert I KoBobak J MortazaviHarlan M KrumholzWade L SchulzPublished in: PloS one (2021)
This observational study identified, among people testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 infection, older age and male sex as the most strongly associated risks for admission and in-hospital mortality in patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection. While minority racial and ethnic groups had increased burden of disease and risk of admission, age-adjusted in-hospital mortality for discharged patients was not significantly different among racial and ethnic groups. Ongoing studies will be needed to continue to evaluate these risks, particularly in the setting of evolving treatment guidelines.