Risk Factors for COVID-19 and Rheumatic Disease Flare in a US Cohort of Latino Patients.

Alice FikeJulia HartmanChristopher RedmondSandra G WilliamsYanira Ruiz-PerdomoJun ChuSarfaraz HasniMichael M WardJames D KatzPravitt Gourh

Published in: Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) (2021)

Our findings indicate that Latino patients with rheumatic diseases have a higher rate of COVID-19 compared with the general Latino population. Obesity is a risk factor for COVID-19, and COVID-19 is a risk factor for rheumatic disease flare. Latino patients with risk factors should be closely followed up, especially post-COVID-19 in anticipation of disease flare.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
sars cov
risk factors
african american
rheumatoid arthritis
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
metabolic syndrome
type diabetes
end stage renal disease
weight loss
insulin resistance
body mass index
skeletal muscle
peritoneal dialysis