Outcomes of COVID-19: Disparities by ethnicity

Outcomes of COVID-19: Disparities by ethnicity

To investigate the role of ethnicity in COVID-19 outcome disparities in a cohort in Kuwait. This is a retrospective analysis of 405 individuals infected with SARS-CoV-2 in Kuwait. Outcomes such as symptoms severity and mortality were considered. Multivariate logistic regression models were used to r...

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Veröffentlicht in:Infection, genetics and evolution genetics and evolution, 2021-01, Vol.87, p.104639-104639, Article 104639
Hauptverfasser: Ali, Hamad, Alshukry, Abdullah, Marafie, Sulaiman K., AlRukhayes, Monera, Ali, Yaseen, Abbas, Mohammad Bu, Al-Taweel, Abdullah, Bukhamseen, Yousef, Dashti, Mohammad H., Al-Shammari, Abdullah A., Abu-Farha, Mohammad, AbuBakr, Jehad, Al-Mulla, Fahd
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Sprache:eng
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Adult
Aged
COVID-19 - epidemiology
COVID-19 - ethnology
COVID-19 - virology
Ethnic Groups
Female
Humans
Kuwait - epidemiology
Male
Middle Aged
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
SARS-CoV-2 - isolation & purification
Severity of Illness Index
Short Communication
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Zusammenfassung:To investigate the role of ethnicity in COVID-19 outcome disparities in a cohort in Kuwait. This is a retrospective analysis of 405 individuals infected with SARS-CoV-2 in Kuwait. Outcomes such as symptoms severity and mortality were considered. Multivariate logistic regression models were used to report the odds ratios (OR) for ICU admission and dying from COVID-19. The cohort included 290 Arabs and 115 South Asians. South Asians recorded significantly higher COVID-19 death rates compared to Arabs (33% vs. 7.6%, P value
ISSN:1567-1348
1567-7257
DOI:10.1016/j.meegid.2020.104639