September 1, 2020

Exposure and Risk Factors for COVID-19 and the Impact of Staying Home on Michigan Residents

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Public Health Policy and Practice

Keywords (Tags): public health, risk factors

• [Pre-print, not peer reviewed] A survey of Michigan Medicine biorepository participants (n=8,407, 133 COVID-19 cases) found that risk factors for COVID-19 included African American race (6% of African American participants reported COVID-19 vs 2% for  White participants), younger age (51 years among participants reporting COVID-19 vs 59 among participants not reporting COVID-19), and being an essential employee (45% vs 19%). African American participants were more likely than White participants to report being an essential worker. Self-reported precautions taken to avoid COVID-19 did not differ significantly by race.

Wu et al. (Aug 31, 2020). Exposure and Risk Factors for COVID-19 and the Impact of Staying Home on Michigan Residents. Pre-print downloaded Sep 1 from https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.08.25.20181800