Association of Race and Ethnicity With COVID-19 Outcomes in Rheumatic Disease: Data From the COVID-19 Global Rheumatology Alliance Physician Registry.
Milena A GianfrancescoLiza A LeykinaZara IzadiTiffany TaylorJeffrey A SparksCarly HarrisonLaura TrupinStephanie RushGabriela SchmajukPatricia P KatzLindsay JacobsohnTiffany Y HsuKristin M D'SilvaNaomi J PatelRachel WallworkDerrick J ToddSuleman BhanaWendy CostelloPhilip C RobinsonJonathan S HausmannJean W LiewEmily SirotichPaul SufkaZachary Scott WallacePedro M MachadoPhilip C RobinsonRebecca Graingernull nullPublished in: Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) (2021)
Similar to findings in the general US population, racial/ethnic minorities with rheumatic disease and COVID-19 had increased odds of hospitalization and ventilatory support. These results illustrate significant health disparities related to COVID-19 in people with rheumatic diseases. The rheumatology community should proactively address the needs of patients currently experiencing inequitable health outcomes during the pandemic.
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