The Association Between Race and Risk of COVID-19 Hospitalization: Examining the Contribution of Social Determinants of Health
Blythe E, Warang S, Davis TL, McDonald B, Patel S, Patzer RE, Teunis L, Gander JG, Harding JL
This study looked at adult Kaiser Permanente Georgia members with COVID-19. The goal is to understand if members were more likely to be hospitalized after they were diagnosed with COVID-19 depending on their race. The study used information from medical records and surveys. Black members were hospitalized more often than white members, but the difference was not statistically significant, meaning it could have happened by chance. The study found that both health issues and social factors explained a lot about who was hospitalized. Overall, race alone was not strongly related to COVID-19 hospitalization, but number of health conditions and social factors were more strongly related to whether someone was hospitalized after a COVID-19 diagnosis.