Differential effects across ethnicities
To support the evidence, researchers conducted a new study to determine how different ethnic groups are affected by COVID-19, what chances they have to arrive at the hospital with serious symptoms, and what’s the likelihood of dying from the virus. Additionally, the researchers took into consideration the socioeconomic factors and comorbidities.
Two studies were conducted on this topic. The first was an observational studied that analyzed the data from 1,827 COVID-19 patients who were admitted to King’s College Hospital in London, UK. They collected data from March 1 to June 2, 2020.
The second study, a case control research this time, matched a group of 872 COVID-19 patients who lived in the city, classified by age and location, with another group of 3,488 coronavirus patients that came from a primary care database.
Therefore, of the 872 patients, 48.1% were Black, 33.7% were white, 12.6% were of mixed ethnicity, and 5.6% were Asian. The data shows that black people and mixed ethnicity patients were shown to be three times more likely to get hospitalized after being infected with the virus, compared to white individuals.
The researchers concluded that black people are 2.7 more likely to need admission to the hospital compared to white individuals. However, they didn’t manage to find any substantial difference in death and survival rate between black, mixed ethnicity, and white patients.
Additionally, according to the findings, Asian patients showed a low risk of COVID-19 hospitalization, but they presented a higher risk of entries in intensive care units, and a higher death risk compared to white people.
Even more, according to research, men seem more prone to dying from COVID-19 compared to women. Find out HERE why.
