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Characteristics Associated With Racial/Ethnic Disparities in COVID-19 Outcomes in an Academic Health Care System
Gu T, Mack J, Salvatore M, Sankar S, Valley T, Singh K, Nallamothu B, Kheterpal S, Lisabeth L, Fritsche L, Mukherjee B. Characteristics Associated With Racial/Ethnic Disparities in COVID-19 Outcomes in an Academic Health Care System. JAMA Network Open 2020, 3: e2025197. PMID: 33084902, PMCID: PMC7578774, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.25197.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedBetacoronavirusBlack or African AmericanComorbidityCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2FemaleHealth Status DisparitiesHospitalizationHumansIntensive Care UnitsKidney DiseasesMaleMichiganMiddle AgedNeoplasmsObesityOdds RatioPandemicsPneumonia, ViralPopulation DensityRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSARS-CoV-2White PeopleConceptsAssociated with higher riskInternational Classification of DiseasesRisk of hospitalizationPreexisting type 2 diabetesHigher risk of hospitalizationClassification of DiseasesType 2 diabetesCOVID-19 outcomesRacial/ethnic disparitiesWhite patientsBlack patientsIntensive care unitInternational ClassificationResidential-level socioeconomic characteristicsOdds ratioStatistically significant racial differencesHigh riskAssociated with higher risk of hospitalizationNon-Hispanic blacksAssociation of risk factorsNon-Hispanic whitesMichigan Department of HealthAssociated with increased risk of hospitalizationComorbidity scoreDepartment of Health
2020
Do black/white differences in telomere length depend on socioeconomic status?
Needham B, Salerno S, Roberts E, Boss J, Allgood K, Mukherjee B. Do black/white differences in telomere length depend on socioeconomic status? Biodemography And Social Biology 2020, 65: 287-312. PMID: 33243026, PMCID: PMC7703670, DOI: 10.1080/19485565.2020.1765734.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBlack PeopleFemaleHealth Status DisparitiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedSocial ClassTelomereUnited StatesWeights and MeasuresWhite PeopleConceptsUS blacksNational Health and Nutrition Examination SurveyHealth and Nutrition Examination SurveyNutrition Examination SurveyAccelerated biological agingLeukocyte telomere lengthLonger telomere lengthExamination SurveyRisk of diseaseSocioeconomic statusHigher SESLow SESMiddle SESBlack/white differencesTelomere lengthRace differencesSESEconomic disadvantageBiological ageWhiteGenetic explanationBlackHealthDifferencesSurvey