Yelena Rozenfeld|Jennifer Beam|Haley Maier|Whitney Haggerson|Karen Boudreau|Jamie Carlson|Rhonda Medows
A model of disparities: risk factors associated with COVID-19 infection
Providence College|Providence College|Providence College|Providence College|Providence College|Providence College|Providence Health & Services
midmay 2020 15 million cases sarscov2 covid19 across us new confirmed cases continuing rise following reopening states prior studies focused mainly clinical risk factors associated serious illness mortality covid19 less analysis conducted clinical sociodemographic environmental variables associated initial infection covid19a multivariable statistical model used characterize risk factors 34503cases laboratoryconfirmed positive negative covid19 infection providence health system us february 28 april 27 2020 publicly available data utilized approximations social determinants health patientlevel clinical sociodemographic factors extracted electronic medical recordhigher risk covid19 infection associated older age 169 95 ci 141202 p 00001 male gender 132 95 ci 121144 p 00001 asian race 143 95 ci 118172 p 00002 blackafrican american race 151 95 ci 125183 p 00001 latino ethnicity 207 95 ci 177241 p 00001 nonenglish language 209 95 ci 17257 p 00001 residing neighborhood financial insecurity 110 95 ci 101125 p 004 low air quality 101 95 ci 10104 p 005 housing insecurity 132 95 ci 11615 p 00001 transportation insecurity 111 95 ci 102123 p 003 living senior living communities 169 95 ci 123232 p 0001sisk covid19 infection higher among groups already affected health disparities across age race ethnicity language income living conditions health promotion disease prevention strategies prioritize groups vulnerable infection address structural inequities contribute risk social economic policy