Racial Disparities in Ischemic Stroke Among Patients with COVID-19 in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cerebrovascular prevalence is high in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). However, whether racial disparities exist among this population have not been systematically explored.

Methods

We performed a retrospective study to assess the prevalence of stroke stratified by race among patients aged 18 years or older with COVID-19 who visited emergency department (ED) up to August 13, 2020 in the United States (US). We used multivariable logistic regression to compare the odds of stroke in Black patients with COVID-19 compared to their non-Black counterparts while adjusting for the major potential confounders.

Results

Among 8815 patients with ED visits with COVID-19, 77 (0.87%), 95% confidence interval CI (95% CI): 0.69% to 1.10%) had ischemic strok

SUBMITTER: Lekoubou A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8130514 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature