April 1, 2021

Risk Factors Associated With SARS-CoV-2 Infections, Hospitalization, and Mortality Among US Nursing Home Residents

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Public Health Policy and Practice

Keywords (Tags): congregate settings, public health, risk factors

• Individual-level factors were more likely to be associated with risk of SARS-CoV-2-related hospitalization and death than risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection. In a retrospective longitudinal cohort study of over 482,000 long-stay nursing home residents, risk of hospitalization was associated with BMI >45; male sex; Hispanic, Black, or Asian race/ethnicity; comorbidities; and older age (>90 years). In contrast, only BMI was associated with risk of infection. Facility and county-level factors explained 37% and 23% of the variation in risk of infection, respectively).

Mehta et al. (Mar 31, 2021). Risk Factors Associated With SARS-CoV-2 Infections, Hospitalization, and Mortality Among US Nursing Home Residents. JAMA Network Open. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.6315