Age, Comorbid Conditions, and Racial Disparities in COVID-19 Outcomes.
Zanthia E WileyJulianne N KubesJason CobbJesse T JacobNicole FranksLaura PlantingaJanice LeaPublished in: Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities (2021)
Our report shows that Black and non-Black patients presenting to the emergency department with COVID-19 had similar risks of hospitalization and, of those who were hospitalized, similar mortality when adjusted for multiple factors. Blacks had higher risk of acute kidney injury. Our results suggest that examination of disparities without exploration of the individual effects of age and comorbidities may mask important patterns. While stratified analyses suggest that disparities in outcomes may differ substantially by age and comorbid conditions, further exploration among these important subgroups is needed to better target interventions to reduce disparities in COVID-19 clinical outcomes.
Keyphrases
- coronavirus disease
- sars cov
- emergency department
- acute kidney injury
- end stage renal disease
- affordable care act
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- peritoneal dialysis
- physical activity
- cardiac surgery
- health insurance
- case report
- cardiovascular disease
- healthcare
- risk factors
- patient reported outcomes
- coronary artery disease
- adipose tissue
- obstructive sleep apnea
- human health