Ethnicity and risk of death in patients hospitalised for COVID-19 infection in the UK: an observational cohort study in an urban catchment area.

Elizabeth SapeySuzy GallierChris MaineyPeter NightingaleDavid McNultyHannah CrothersFelicity EvisonKatharine ReevesDomenico PaganoAlastair K DennistonKrishnarajah NirantharakumarPeter DiggleSimon Ballnull null

Published in: BMJ open respiratory research (2020)

Those of South Asian ethnicity appear at risk of worse COVID-19 outcomes. Further studies need to establish the underlying mechanistic pathways.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
coronavirus disease
sars cov
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
patient reported outcomes
adipose tissue
skeletal muscle