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Association Between Ethnicity and Mortality Outcomes in Patients with COVID-19: A Mayo Clinic VIRUS Registry Cohort

Ivan N Ayala1, Juan P Garcia-Mendez2, Aysun Tekin1

  • 1Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.

Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities
|March 28, 2024
PubMed

Insights

This study examined COVID-19 outcomes in Hispanic and non-Hispanic patients. Researchers found no significant differences in in-hospital mortality or length of stay between these groups.

Area of Science:

  • Medical research
  • Public health
  • Epidemiology

Background:

  • Hispanic populations experience significant health and healthcare disparities.
  • The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated existing health inequities.
  • Understanding COVID-19 outcomes in diverse populations is crucial.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare in-hospital mortality and length of stay for Hispanic and non-Hispanic patients hospitalized with COVID-19.
  • To investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on health disparities.
  • To utilize propensity score matching to control for demographic and clinical differences.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective cohort study of 6494 hospitalized adult patients with COVID-19.
  • Data collected from five sites (academic and community hospitals) between March 2020 and January 2022.
  • Propensity score matching used to compare outcomes between Hispanic and non-Hispanic groups.

Main Results:

  • No statistically significant difference in in-hospital mortality between Hispanic and non-Hispanic patients.
  • No statistically significant difference in length of stay between Hispanic and non-Hispanic patients.
  • Overall in-hospital mortality was 7.9% (512 of 6494 patients).

Conclusions:

  • This study did not find significant differences in COVID-19 in-hospital mortality or length of stay between Hispanic and non-Hispanic populations.
  • Further research may be needed to explore other potential disparities or long-term outcomes.
  • The findings contribute to understanding the pandemic's impact on different demographic groups.

Keywords:
COVID-19DisparitiesEthnicityHispanicICUVIRUS

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