Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
Curative Inc., San Dimas, CA, USA.
J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2022 Aug;9(4):1206-1209. doi: 10.1007/s40615-021-01062-z. Epub 2021 May 24.
Recent studies have identified notable disparities in SARS-CoV-2 infection risk among ethnic minorities. We evaluated SARS-CoV-2 test results from individuals presenting for testing in Los Angeles between June and December, 2020. We calculated prevalence ratios for various employment categories. Among 518,914 test results, of which 295,295 (56.9%) were from individuals reporting Hispanic ethnicity, SARS-CoV-2 positivity was 16.5% among Hispanic individuals compared to 5.0% among non-Hispanic individuals (p-value <0.01). The prevalence ratios comparing Hispanic and non-Hispanic individuals were highest for members of the media (PR = 6.7; 95% CI 4.3-10.4), government employees (PR = 4.0; 95% CI 3.3-4.9), and agricultural workers (PR = 4.0; 95% CI 3.2-5.0). Such heterogeneity warrants further investigation in order to develop targeted public health interventions towards specific drivers of SARS-CoV-2 transmission.
最近的研究表明，少数族裔感染 SARS-CoV-2 的风险存在显著差异。我们评估了 2020 年 6 月至 12 月期间在洛杉矶进行检测的个体的 SARS-CoV-2 检测结果。我们计算了各种就业类别的患病率比值。在 518914 份检测结果中，其中 295295 份（56.9%）来自报告西班牙裔的个体，与非西班牙裔个体相比，西班牙裔个体的 SARS-CoV-2 阳性率为 16.5%（p 值<0.01）。与非西班牙裔个体相比，媒体（PR = 6.7；95%CI 4.3-10.4）、政府雇员（PR = 4.0；95%CI 3.3-4.9）和农业工人（PR = 4.0；95%CI 3.2-5.0）的西班牙裔和非西班牙裔个体的患病率比值最高。这种异质性需要进一步调查，以便针对 SARS-CoV-2 传播的特定驱动因素制定有针对性的公共卫生干预措施。
