G. David Batty|Zoha Kamali|Michelle Luciano|Drew Altschul|Mika Kivimäki|Catharine R. Gale
Psychosocial factors and hospitalisations for COVID-19: Prospective cohort study based on a community sample
University College London|University of Edinburgh|NHS Lothian|University of Edinburgh|University of Edinburgh|University College London|MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit|University of Southampton|NHS Lothian|University of Edinburgh
certain infectious diseases linked socioeconomic disadvantage mental health problems lower cognitive function relationships covid19 either uncertain untested objective examine association range psychosocial factors hospitalisation covid19uk biobank prospective cohort study comprises around half million people aged 4069 years study induction 2006 2010 information psychosocial factors covariates captured hospitalisations covid19 ascertained 16th march 26th april 2020there 908 hospitalisations covid19 analytical sample 431051 englandbased study members age sexadjusted analyses elevated risk covid19 related disadvantaged levels education odds ratio 95 confidence interval 205 170 247 income 200 163 247 area deprivation 220 186 259 occupation 139 114 169 psychological distress 158 132 189 mental health 150 125 179 neuroticism 119 100 142 performance two tests cognitive function verbal numerical reasoning 266 206 334 reaction speed 127 108 151 associations graded pvalue trend 0038 effects apparent across full psychosocial continua mutual adjustment characteristics plus ethnicity comorbidity lifestyle factors relationship lower cognitive function measured using reasoning test risk infection remained 198 138 285a range psychosocial factors revealed associations hospitalisation covid19 relation cognitive function marker health literacy robust