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ArticleProceedings (Baylor University. Medical Center)2024

Racial disparities in COVID-19 and gastrointestinal diseases-related mortality: analysis from CDC-WONDER databases, 2020-2022.

Saqr Alsakarneh, Nikki Duong, Jana G Hashash

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Article in Proceedings (Baylor University. Medical Center), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Learning from the past: Pandemics, genetics, and health disparities.Proceedings (Baylor University. Medical Center) · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Saqr AlsakarnehDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8776-2176
Nikki DuongDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Stanford University, Stanford, Palo Alto, USA.
Jana G HashashDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida, USA.
Jacksonville College · USStanford University · USUniversity of Missouri–Kansas City · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic represents an unprecedented global health challenge. Gastrointestinal diseases (GID) have been shown to increase morbidity and mortality in COVID-19 patients, warranting a comprehensive investigation of their combined impact and racial disparities in mortality rates within the United States. Methods: Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Wide-Ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research (CDC WONDER) mortality statistics database were analyzed for the period from January 1, 2020, to December 31, 2022. This study focused on adults, considering all deaths related to COVID-19 and GID. Age-adjusted mortality rates (AAMR) per 100,000 population were reported. Sociodemographic data, including age, sex, race/ethnicity, and region of residence, were collected. Results: Among 9,925,729 total deaths in the US between 2020 and 2022, 3.9% were GID related only, 9.6% were COVID-19 related only, and 0.4% were attributed to both COVID-19 and GID as underlying causes of death. AAMR for COVID-19 was 121.3 per 100,000, significantly higher than the AAMR for GID (50.3 per 100,000). Age-wise, elderly individuals had the highest AAMR for both COVID-19 and GID-related deaths. Stratified by race/ethnicity, Hispanics exhibited the highest AAMR, nearly twice that of Non-Hispanic Black patients and substantially higher than Non-Hispanic White and Asian patients. Conclusion: Our findings reveal substantial disparities in race/ethnicity-specific AAMR associated with both COVID-19 and GID in the US. Further research is crucial to delve deeper into their root causes and develop targeted interventions to strive for health equity for all.

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COVID-19gastrointestinal diseasesmortality

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PMID38174020
PMCPMC10761105
OpenAlexW4387307620

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