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Research article
Authors

Cromer SJ, Lakhani CM, Wexler DJ, Burnett-Bowie SAM, Udler M, Patel CJ

Journal

MedRxiv: The Preprint Server for Health Sciences

Summary
This research study seeks to understand the the socioeconomic factors that contirbuted to the SARS-CoV-2 disproportionate effects on racial and ethnic minority communities. The study group included participants that tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 from Feburary to June 2020. Participants addresses were geocoded to latitude and longitiude to assign census tracts. The research found that infection and hospitalization rates but not death rates are related to census-tract level socioeconomic characteristics, specifically lower educational attainment, and higher househould crowding and occupancy.
Population

Adults tested for SARS-COV-2 between Feburary 1 and June 21, 2020

Health Outcomes

  • Covid-19

Health Outcome List:

  • Not available

Environmental Agents

List of Environmental Agents:

  • Virus

Source of Environmental Agents:

  • Home environment

Economic Evaluation / Methods and Source

Type:

  • Not available

Cost Measures:

  • Socioeconomic effects on hospitalization rates of SARS-CoV-2 infection

Potential Cost Measures:

  • Not available

Benefits Measures:

  • Not available

Potential Benefits Measures:

  • Not available

Location:

  • Massachusetts, United States

Models Used:

  • Logistic Mixed model
  • linear mixed model
  • base-plus model
  • full multivariable model

Models References:

  • Not available

Methods Used:

  • The authors — 1) geocoded results from adults tested for SARS-CoV-2 between February 1 and June 21, 2020 to a census tract based on their address, and 2) data was then entered into a logistic mixed model.

Sources Used:

  • Electronic medical record (EMR) of Mass General Brigham (NGB); 2014-2018 American Community Survey; Additional sources cited in the publication.

Economic Citation / Fundings

Citation:

  • Cromer SJ, Lakhani CM, Wexler DJ, Burnett-Bowie SAM, Udler M, Patel CJ. Geospatial Analysis of Individual and Community-Level Socioeconomic Factors Impacting SARS-CoV-2 Prevalence and Outcomes. MedRxiv: The Preprint Server for Health Sciences. 2020.
  • Pubmed
  • DOI

NIEHS Funding:

  • Not available

Other Funding:

  • T32DK110919, T32DK007028