Ethnic and socioeconomic differences in SARS-CoV-2 infection: prospective cohort study using UK Biobank.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Understanding of the role of ethnicity and socioeconomic position in the risk of developing SARS-CoV-2 infection is limited. We investigated this in the UK Biobank study.

Methods

The UK Biobank study recruited 40-70-year-olds in 2006-2010 from the general population, collecting information about self-defined ethnicity and socioeconomic variables (including area-level socioeconomic deprivation and educational attainment). SARS-CoV-2 test results from Public Health England were linked to baseline UK Biobank data. Poisson regression with robust standard errors was used to assess risk ratios (RRs) between the exposures and dichotomous variables for being tested, having a positive test and testing positive in hospital. We also investigated whether ethnicity and socioec

SUBMITTER: Niedzwiedz CL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7255908 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature