The interaction of ethnicity and deprivation on COVID-19 mortality risk: a retrospective ecological study.

ABSTRACT: Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) populations are at an increased risk of developing COVID-19 and consequentially more severe outcomes compared to White populations. The aim of this study was to quantify how much of the disproportionate disease burden can be attributed to ethnicity and deprivation as well as its interaction. An ecological study was conducted using data derived from the Office for National Statistics data at a Local Authority District (LAD) level in England between 1st March and 17th April 2020. The primary analysis examined how age adjusted COVID-19 mortality depends on ethnicity, deprivation, and the interaction between the two using linear regression. The secondary analysis using spatial regression methods allowed for the quantification of the extent of LAD spillov

SUBMITTER: Chaudhuri K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8172854 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature