Chang Timothy S, Ding Yi, Freund Malika K, Johnson Ruth, Schwarz Tommer, Yabu Julie M, Hazlett Chad, Chiang Jeffrey N, Wulf David A, Geschwind Daniel H, Butte Manish J, Pasaniuc Bogdan
Program in Neurogenetics, Department of Neurology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
Bioinformatics Interdepartmental Program, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
iScience. 2021 Mar 19;24(3):102188. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2021.102188. Epub 2021 Feb 12.
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has exposed health care disparities in minority groups including Hispanics/Latinxs (HL). Studies of COVID-19 risk factors for HL have relied on county-level data. We investigated COVID-19 risk factors in HL using individual-level, electronic health records in a Los Angeles health system between March 9, 2020, and August 31, 2020. Of 9,287 HL tested for SARS-CoV-2, 562 were positive. HL constituted an increasing percentage of all COVID-19 positive individuals as disease severity escalated. Multiple risk factors identified in Non-Hispanic/Latinx whites (NHL-W), like renal disease, also conveyed risk in HL. Pre-existing nonrheumatic mitral valve disorder was a risk factor for HL hospitalization but not for NHL-W COVID-19 or HL influenza hospitalization, suggesting it may be a specific HL COVID-19 risk. Admission laboratory values also suggested that HL presented with a greater inflammatory response. COVID-19 risk factors for HL can help guide equitable government policies and identify at-risk populations.
2019年冠状病毒病(COVID-19)暴露了包括西班牙裔/拉丁裔(HL)在内的少数群体在医疗保健方面的差异。针对HL的COVID-19风险因素的研究一直依赖于县级数据。我们利用洛杉矶一个医疗系统在2020年3月9日至2020年8月31日期间的个人层面电子健康记录,调查了HL中的COVID-19风险因素。在9287名接受SARS-CoV-2检测的HL中,562人呈阳性。随着疾病严重程度的升级,HL在所有COVID-19阳性个体中所占的百分比不断增加。在非西班牙裔/拉丁裔白人(NHL-W)中确定的多种风险因素,如肾病,在HL中也具有风险。既往非风湿性二尖瓣疾病是HL住院治疗的一个风险因素,但不是NHL-W感染COVID-19或HL患流感住院治疗的风险因素,这表明它可能是HL感染COVID-19的一个特定风险因素。入院时的实验室检查结果还表明,HL表现出更强的炎症反应。HL的COVID-19风险因素有助于指导公平的政府政策并识别高危人群。