Centers for Disease Control and Prevention COVID-19 Response, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
US Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, Rockville, Maryland, USA.
Clin Infect Dis. 2023 Sep 18;77(6):827-838. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciad266.
BACKGROUND: We sought to determine whether race/ethnicity disparities in severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outcomes persist in the era of vaccination. METHODS: Population-based age-adjusted monthly rate ratios (RRs) of laboratory-confirmed COVID-19-associated hospitalizations were calculated among adult patients from the COVID-19-Associated Hospitalization Surveillance Network, March 2020 - August 2022 by race/ethnicity. Among randomly sampled patients July 2021 - August 2022, RRs for hospitalization, intensive care unit (ICU) admission, and in-hospital mortality were calculated for Hispanic, Black, American Indian/Alaskan Native (AI/AN), and Asian/Pacific Islander (API) persons vs White persons. RESULTS: Based on data from 353 807 patients, hospitalization rates were higher among Hispanic, Black, and AI/AN vs White persons March 2020 - August 2022, yet the magnitude declined over time (for Hispanic persons, RR = 6.7; 95% confidence interval [CI], 6.5-7.1 in June 2020 vs RR < 2.0 after July 2021; for AI/AN persons, RR = 8.4; 95% CI, 8.2-8.7 in May 2020 vs RR < 2.0 after March 2022; and for Black persons RR = 5.3; 95% CI, 4.6-4.9 in July 2020 vs RR < 2.0 after February 2022; all P ≤ .001). Among 8706 sampled patients July 2021 - August 2022, hospitalization and ICU admission RRs were higher for Hispanic, Black, and AI/AN patients (range for both, 1.4-2.4) and lower for API (range for both, 0.6-0.9) vs White patients. All other race and ethnicity groups had higher in-hospital mortality rates vs White persons (RR range, 1.4-2.9). CONCLUSIONS: Race/ethnicity disparities in COVID-19-associated hospitalizations declined but persist in the era of vaccination. Developing strategies to ensure equitable access to vaccination and treatment remains important.
背景:我们旨在确定在接种疫苗的时代,严重 2019 年冠状病毒病(COVID-19)结局的种族/民族差异是否仍然存在。
方法:通过种族/民族,计算 2020 年 3 月至 2022 年 8 月期间 COVID-19 相关住院监测网络中成年患者的经年龄调整的每月实验室确诊 COVID-19 相关住院率比(RR)。在 2021 年 7 月至 2022 年 8 月期间随机抽样的患者中,计算 Hispanic、Black、American Indian/Alaskan Native(AI/AN)和 Asian/Pacific Islander(API)与 White 患者相比的住院、重症监护病房(ICU)入院和院内死亡率的 RR。
结果:基于 353807 名患者的数据,2020 年 3 月至 2022 年 8 月期间, Hispanic、Black 和 AI/AN 患者的住院率高于 White 患者,但随着时间的推移,这一差距有所缩小(对于 Hispanic 患者,RR=6.7;95%置信区间[CI],2020 年 6 月的 6.5-7.1 与 2021 年 7 月后 <2.0;对于 AI/AN 患者,RR=8.4;95%CI,2020 年 5 月的 8.2-8.7 与 2022 年 3 月后 <2.0;对于 Black 患者,RR=5.3;95%CI,2020 年 7 月的 4.6-4.9 与 2022 年 2 月后 <2.0;均 P≤0.001)。在 2021 年 7 月至 2022 年 8 月期间抽取的 8706 名患者中, Hispanic、Black 和 AI/AN 患者的住院和 ICU 入院 RR 较高(两者均为 1.4-2.4),API 患者的 RR 较低(两者均为 0.6-0.9)与 White 患者相比。所有其他种族和族裔群体的院内死亡率均高于 White 患者(RR 范围,1.4-2.9)。
结论:在接种疫苗的时代,COVID-19 相关住院的种族/民族差异有所缩小,但仍然存在。制定确保公平获得疫苗和治疗的策略仍然很重要。
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