Differences in hospitalizations associated with severe COVID-19 disease among foreign- and Swedish-born.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Differences in pre-existing health conditions are hypothesized to explain immigrants' excess COVID-19 mortality compared to natives. In this study, we evaluate whether immigrants residing in Sweden before the outbreak were more likely to be hospitalized for conditions associated with severe COVID-19 disease.

Methods

A cohort study using population-register data was conducted with follow-up between 1 January 1997 and 31 December 2017. Poisson regression was fitted to estimate incidence rate ratio (RR) and 95% confident intervals (95% CI) for 10 causes of hospitalization.

Results

Compared to Swedish-born individuals, most immigrant groups showed a decreased risk of hospitalization for respiratory chronic conditions, CVD, cancer, chronic liver conditions and n

SUBMITTER: Juarez SP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10234654 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature