Socio-economic status and COVID-19-related cases and fatalities.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The United States has the highest number of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the world, with high variability in cases and mortality between communities. We aimed to quantify the associations between socio-economic status and COVID-19-related cases and mortality in the U.S.

Study design

The study design includes nationwide COVID-19 data at the county level that were paired with the Distressed Communities Index (DCI) and its component metrics of socio-economic status.

Methods

Severely distressed communities were classified by DCI>75 for univariate analyses. Adjusted rate ratios were calculated for cases and fatalities per 100,000 persons using hierarchical linear mixed models.

Results

This cohort included 1,089,999 cases and 62,298 deaths in 312

SUBMITTER: Hawkins RB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7568122 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature