Racial and Ethnic Disparities in COVID-19 Treatments in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Racial and ethnic disparities in patient outcomes following COVID-19 exist, in part, due to factors involving healthcare delivery. The aim of the study was to characterize disparities in the administration of evidence-based COVID-19 treatments among patients hospitalized for COVID-19.

Methods

Using a large, US hospital database, initiation of COVID-19 treatments was compared among patients hospitalized for COVID-19 between May 2020 and April 2022 according to patient race and ethnicity. Multivariate logistic regression models were used to examine the effect of race and ethnicity on the likelihood of receiving COVID-19 treatments, stratified by baseline supplemental oxygen requirement.

Results

The identified population comprised 317,918 White, 76,715 Black

SUBMITTER: Mozaffari E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11914345 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature