Racial Disparities in Incidence and Outcomes Among Patients With COVID-19.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Initial public health data show that Black race may be a risk factor for worse outcomes of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

Objective

To characterize the association of race with incidence and outcomes of COVID-19, while controlling for age, sex, socioeconomic status, and comorbidities.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study included 2595 consecutive adults tested for COVID-19 from March 12 to March 31, 2020, at Froedtert Health and Medical College of Wisconsin (Milwaukee), the largest academic system in Wisconsin, with 879 inpatient beds (of which 128 are intensive care unit beds).

Exposures

Race (Black vs White, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, Native American or Alaska Native, Asian, or unknown).

Main outcomes and

SUBMITTER: Munoz-Price LS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7519420 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature