The Association between Noninfectious Uveitis and Coronavirus Disease 2019 Outcomes: An Analysis of United States Claims-Based Data.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To identify if noninfectious uveitis (NIU) is associated with a greater risk of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection, hospitalization, and death.

Design

A retrospective cohort study from January 20, 2020 to December 31, 2020, using a national claims-based database.

Participants

Enrollees who had continuous enrollment with both medical and pharmacy coverage for 3 years before January 20, 2020. Patients with an NIU diagnosis within 3 years of the start of the study were included in the NIU cohort. Those with infectious uveitis codes or new NIU diagnoses during the risk period were excluded.

Methods

Cox proportional hazard models were used to identify unadjusted hazard ratios (HRs) and adjusted HRs for all covariates for each outcome measure. Adju

SUBMITTER: Miller DC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8503974 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature