Prioritization of COVID-19 risk factors in July 2020 and February 2021 in the UK.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Risk for COVID-19 positivity and hospitalization due to diverse environmental and sociodemographic factors may change as the pandemic progresses.

Methods

We investigated the association of 360 exposures sampled before COVID-19 outcomes for participants in the UK Biobank, including 9268 and 38,837 non-overlapping participants, sampled at July 17, 2020 and February 2, 2021, respectively. The 360 exposures included clinical biomarkers (e.g., BMI), health indicators (e.g., doctor-diagnosed diabetes), and environmental/behavioral variables (e.g., air pollution) measured 10-14 years before the COVID-19 time periods.

Results

Here we show, for example, "participant having son and/or daughter in household" was associated with an increase in incidence from 20% to 32%

SUBMITTER: Tangirala S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10062272 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature