Disparities in Coronavirus Disease 2019 Mortality by Country of Birth in Stockholm, Sweden: A Total-Population-Based Cohort Study.
Am J Epidemiol
; 190(8): 1510-1518, 2021 08 01.
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en Inglés
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1337248
ABSTRACT
Preliminary evidence points to higher morbidity and mortality from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in certain racial and ethnic groups, but population-based studies using microlevel data are lacking so far. We used register-based cohort data including all adults living in Stockholm, Sweden, between January 31, 2020 (the date of the first confirmed case of COVID-19) and May 4, 2020 (n = 1,778,670) to conduct Poisson regression analyses with region/country of birth as the exposure and underlying cause of COVID-19 death as the outcome, estimating relative risks and 95% confidence intervals. Migrants from Middle Eastern countries (relative risk (RR) = 3.2, 95% confidence interval (CI) 2.6, 3.8), Africa (RR = 3.0, 95% CI 2.2, 4.3), and non-Sweden Nordic countries (RR = 1.5, 95% CI 1.2, 1.8) had higher mortality from COVID-19 than persons born in Sweden. Especially high mortality risks from COVID-19 were found among persons born in Somalia, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Iran, and Iraq. Socioeconomic status, number of working-age household members, and neighborhood population density attenuated up to half of the increased COVID-19 mortality risks among the foreign-born. Disadvantaged socioeconomic and living conditions may increase infection rates in migrants and contribute to their higher risk of COVID-19 mortality.
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Bases de datos internacionales
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Migrantes
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Etnicidad
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Disparidades en el Estado de Salud
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COVID-19
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio de cohorte
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Estudio experimental
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Estudio observacional
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Estudio pronóstico
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Ensayo controlado aleatorizado
Límite:
Adulto
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
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Europa
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Am J Epidemiol
Año:
2021
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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