Spatial, temporal, and demographic nonstationary dynamics of COVID-19 exposure among older adults in the U.S.

ABSTRACT: This study examines demographic disparities in COVID-19 exposures across older adults age 60-79 and older adults age 80 and over, and explores the factors driving these dynamics in the United States (U.S.) from January 2020 to July 2022. Spatial clusters were identified, and 14 main health determinants were synthesized from 62 pre-existing county-level variables. The study also assessed the correlation between these health determinants and COVID-19 incidence rates for both age groups during the pandemic years. Further examination of incidence rates in relation to health determinants was carried out through statistical and spatial regression models. Results show that individuals aged 80 and over had much higher hospitalization rates, death rates, and case-fatality rates in 2020-2022. Spatia

SUBMITTER: Huang Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11341038 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature