Ethnicity and Outcomes from COVID-19: The ISARIC CCP-UK Prospective Observational Cohort Study of Hospitalised Patients
In the largest study of its kind (~35,000), South Asians in hospital with COVID-19 were 19% more likely to die. Higher rates of diabetes may explain part of this. All Ethnic Minority groups more likely to need intensive care and ventilation.
Patients from Asian, Black and Minority ethnic groups in hospital with COVID-19 were more likely to be admitted to critical care and to have invasive mechanical ventilation than White patients. This was despite similar disease severity on admission, similar duration of symptoms, and being younger with fewer comorbidities. There is some evidence that South Asian patients were more likely to die, due at least in part to a higher prevalence of pre-existing diabetes.
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