Census tract socioeconomic indicators and COVID-19-associated hospitalization rates—COVID-NET surveillance areas in 14 states, March 1–April 30, 2020
Wortham JM, Meador SA, Hadler JL, Yousey-Hindes K, See I, Whitaker M, O’Halloran A, Milucky J, Chai SJ, Reingold A, Alden NB, Kawasaki B, Anderson EJ, Openo KP, Weigel A, Monroe ML, Ryan PA, Kim S, Reeg L, Lynfield R, McMahon M, Sosin DM, Eisenberg N, Rowe A, Barney G, Bennett NM, Bushey S, Billing LM, Shiltz J, Sutton M, West N, Talbot HK, Schaffner W, McCaffrey K, Spencer M, Kambhampati AK, Anglin O, Piasecki AM, Holstein R, Hall AJ, Fry AM, Garg S, Kim L. Census tract socioeconomic indicators and COVID-19-associated hospitalization rates—COVID-NET surveillance areas in 14 states, March 1–April 30, 2020. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0257622. PMID: 34559838, PMCID: PMC8462704, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0257622.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19-associated hospitalizationHigh-poverty census tractsHospitalization ratesFederal poverty levelNon-Hispanic black personsNon-Hispanic white personsHispanic personsAge-adjusted hospitalization ratesPopulation-based surveillanceLow-poverty census tractsCensus tractsPublic health practiceRates of Influenza-Associated Hospitalization, Intensive Care Unit Admission, and In-Hospital Death by Race and Ethnicity in the United States From 2009 to 2019
O’Halloran A, Holstein R, Cummings C, Kirley P, Alden NB, Yousey-Hindes K, Anderson EJ, Ryan P, Kim S, Lynfield R, McMullen C, Bennett NM, Spina N, Billing LM, Sutton M, Schaffner W, Talbot HK, Price A, Fry AM, Reed C, Garg S. Rates of Influenza-Associated Hospitalization, Intensive Care Unit Admission, and In-Hospital Death by Race and Ethnicity in the United States From 2009 to 2019. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e2121880. PMID: 34427679, PMCID: PMC8385599, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.21880.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfluenza-associated hospitalizationsIntensive care unit admissionCare unit admissionCross-sectional studyHospitalization ratesPacific Islander childrenHospital deathICU admissionUnit admissionInfluenza seasonMAIN OUTCOMELaboratory-confirmed influenza-associated hospitalizationsAge groupsAge-adjusted hospitalization ratesHospital death rateICU admission rateInfluenza-associated diseaseInfluenza-associated outcomesIn-Hospital DeathSevere influenza diseaseHispanic childrenPopulation-based surveillanceWhite personsAlaska NativesAge-stratified rates