Neighborhood characteristics associated with COVID-19 burden-the modifying effect of age.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Neighborhood characteristics have been linked to community incidence of COVID-19, but the modifying effect of age has not been examined.

Objective

We adapted a neighborhood-wide analysis study (NWAS) design to systematically examine associations between neighborhood characteristics and COVID-19 incidence among different age groups.

Methods

The number of daily cumulative cases of COVID-19 by zip code area in Illinois has been made publicly available by the Illinois Department of Public Health. The number of COVID-19 cases was reported for eight age groups (under 20, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, and 80+). We reviewed this data published from May 23 through June 17, 2020 with complete data for all eight age groups and linked the data to neighborho

SUBMITTER: Zhang X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8095472 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature