A risk index for COVID-19 severity is associated with COVID-19 mortality in New York City.

ABSTRACT:

Background

New York City (NYC) was the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic, and is home to underserved populations with higher prevalence of chronic conditions that put them in danger of more serious infection. Little is known about how the presence of chronic risk factors correlates with mortality at the population level. Here we determine the relationship between these factors and COVD-19 mortality in NYC.

Methods

A cross-sectional study of mortality data obtained from the NYC Coronavirus data repository (03/02/2020-07/06/2020) and the prevalence of neighborhood-level risk factors for COVID-19 severity was performed. A risk index was created based on the CDC criteria for risk of severe illness and complications from COVID-19, and stepwise linear regression was implemented t

SUBMITTER: Lieberman-Cribbin W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8310407 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature