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October 1, 2020
Reductions in 2020 US Life Expectancy Due to COVID-19 and the Disproportionate Impact on the Black and Latino Populations
[Preprint, not peer-reviewed] Black and Latino people in the US are estimated to have a reduction in life expectancy at birth due to COVID-19 of 2.7 and 3.7 years, respectively, both of which are larger than the 0.84-year reduction for white people. These projections imply a 50% increase (from 3.6 to 5.5 years) in the…
September 28, 2020
Association of Race and Ethnicity With Comorbidities and Survival Among Patients With COVID-19 at an Urban Medical Center in New York
Despite a higher incidence of COVID-19 and a higher proportion of positive test results, non-Hispanic Black and Hispanic patients with COVID-19 had slightly lower risk of death than their non-Hispanic white counterparts (aHR=0.8, p=0.03 for Non-Hispanic Black and aHR=0.7, p=0.002 for Hispanic patients). These findings were based on a cohort study conducted at a medical…
Racial Disparities in Incidence and Outcomes Among Patients With COVID-19
During 2 weeks in March in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, COVID-19 incidence was higher among Black residents (vs. White: OR=5.4). Adjusting for zip code of residence, Black race (aOR=1.8) and poverty (aOR=3.8) were associated with a greater likelihood of have COVID-19, but only poverty was associated with COVID-19 ICU admission (aOR=3.6). Muñoz-Price et al. (Sept 25, 2020)….
September 25, 2020
Disparities in COVID-19 Incidence, Hospitalizations, and Testing, by Area-Level Deprivation — Utah, March 3–July 9, 2020
In Utah, areas classified as very high deprivation had three-fold higher risk of SARS-CoV2 infection when compared to low deprivation areas. Deprivation was measured using Utah’s health improvement index in the period of March 3-June 9, 2020 and high deprivation areas contained larger proportions of Hispanic and non-white residents. Rates of hospitalization and testing were…
September 22, 2020
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in COVID‐19 Infections and Deaths across U.S. Nursing Homes
A national study of 12,576 nursing homes indicated that nursing homes caring for disproportionately more racial/ethnic minority residents tended to have more new COVID-19 confirmed cases among their residents and staff and more new COVID-19 related deaths among residents. The number of weekly new COVID-19 confirmed cases among residents increased with higher nursing home proportion…
September 14, 2020
Mortality and Risk Factors among US Black Hispanic and White Patients with COVID-19
[Preprint, not peer-reviewed] Among patients hospitalized with COVID-19 (n=2,406) in New York, Black patients (34%) and Hispanic patients (37%) were younger than white patients (29%) (median age 67 and 63 vs 73, p<0.001 for both). Black patients were more likely to have hypertension (41% vs 32%), diabetes (27% vs 17%), and chronic kidney disease (16%…
Spatial and Temporal Trends in Social Vulnerability and COVID-19 Incidence and Death Rates in the United States
[Preprint, not peer-reviewed] Classifying US counties based on a social vulnerability index and comparing COVID-19 burden over time shows that early in the COVID-19 pandemic, US counties with a high social vulnerability index had fewer COVID-19 cases. However, after March 30, the relationship reversed and counties with higher social vulnerability experienced a greater burden of…
September 11, 2020
Racial/Ethnic Variation in Nasal Gene Expression of Transmembrane Serine Protease 2 (TMPRSS2)
A study of nasal epithelial gene expression in a racially/ethnically diverse cohort (n=305) showed significantly higher expression of transmembrane serine protease 2 (TMPRSS2) in Black individuals compared with Asian, Latino, mixed race/ethnicity, and white individuals. Given the essential role of TMPRSS2 in SARS-CoV-2 entry, higher nasal expression of TMPRSS2 may be one of the many…
September 10, 2020
Delay or Avoidance of Medical Care Because of COVID-19–Related Concerns — United States, June 2020
• By June 30, 2020, because of concerns about COVID-19, an estimated 41% of US adults (n=4975) had delayed or avoided medical care, including urgent or emergency care (12%) and routine care (32%). Avoidance of urgent or emergency care was more prevalent among unpaid caregivers for adults, persons with underlying medical conditions, Black adults, Hispanic…
September 9, 2020
The Disproportionate Impact of COVID-19 on Older Latino Mortality: The Rapidly Diminishing Latino Paradox
• Between February 1 to August 22, 2020, COVID-19 mortality data from CDC showed that across all elder age groups (55-64, 65-74, 75-84, 85+), Latino adults had lower age-specific death rates for non-COVID-19 causes of death (RR 0.78 to 0.81) and higher age-specific death rates for COVID-19 deaths compared to non-Latino White adults (RR 1.6…
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