Disparities in COVID-19 Hospitalization at the Intersection of Race and Ethnicity and Income.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Existing studies have elucidated racial and ethnic disparities in COVID-19 hospitalizations, but few have examined disparities at the intersection of race and ethnicity and income.

Methods

We used a population-based probability survey of non-institutionalized adults in Michigan with a polymerase chain reaction-positive SARS-CoV-2 test before November 16, 2020. We categorized respondents by race and ethnicity and annual household income: low-income (< $50,000) Non-Hispanic (NH) Black, high-income (≥ $50,000) NH Black, low-income Hispanic, high-income Hispanic, low-income NH White, and high-income NH White. We used modified Poisson regression models, adjusting for sex, age group, survey mode, and sample wave, to estimate COVID-19 hospitalization prevalence ratios by

SUBMITTER: Whittington BJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10103660 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature