Racial disparities in COVID-19 outcomes exist despite comparable Elixhauser comorbidity indices between Blacks, Hispanics, Native Americans, and Whites

Racial disparities in COVID-19 outcomes exist despite comparable Elixhauser comorbidity indices between Blacks, Hispanics, Native Americans, and Whites

Abstract Factors contributing to racial inequities in outcomes from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) remain poorly understood. We compared by race the risk of 4 COVID-19 health outcomes––maximum length of hospital stay (LOS), invasive ventilation, hospitalization exceeding 24 h, and death––strati...

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Main Authors: Fares Qeadan, Elizabeth VanSant-Webb, Benjamin Tingey, Tiana N. Rogers, Ellen Brooks, Nana A. Mensah, Karen M. Winkfield, Ali I. Saeed, Kevin English, Charles R. Rogers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-04-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-88308-2

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-88308-2

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