COVID-19 in-patient hospital mortality by ethnicity
Gillian Santorelli, T. Sheldon, Jane West, Christopher Cartwright, John Wright
Abstract
There is debate about the extent to which COVID-19 affects ethnic groups differently. We explored if there was variation in hospital mortality in patients with COVID. Mortality rates in 1,276 inpatients in Bradford with test results for COVID-19 were analysed by ethnic group. The age-adjusted risk of dying from COVID-19 was slightly lower in South Asian compared to White British patients. (RR =0.87, 95% CI: 0.41 to 1.84).
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Ethnic group2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)MedicineDemographyInternal medicineVirologyDiseaseSociologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)AnthropologyOutbreakCOVID-19 and healthcare impactsHealthcare Systems and ChallengesGlobal Health Workforce Issues