Associations Between Insurance, Race and Ethnicity, and COVID-19 Hospitalization, Beyond Underlying Health Conditions: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

: People of lower socioeconomic position (SEP) and people of color (POC) experience higher risks of severe COVID-19, but understanding of these associations beyond the effect of underlying health conditions (UHCs) is limited. Moreover, few studies have focused on young adults, who have had the highest incidence of COVID-19 during much of the pandemic.

Methods

: We conducted a retrospective cohort study using electronic health record data from the University of Washington Medicine healthcare system. Our study population included individuals aged 18-39 years who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 from February 2020 to March 2021. Using regression modeling, we estimated adjusted risk ratios (aRRs) and differences (aRDs) of COVID-19 hospitalization by SEP

SUBMITTER: McConnell KH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10260262 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature