Nilay S. Shah MD, MPH , Gina M. Giase MPH , Lucia C. Petito PhD , Namratha R. Kandula MD, MPH , Fatima Rodriguez MD, MPH , Jeffrey J. Hsu MD, PhD , Daniel R. Wang MD , Sadiya S. Khan MD, MSc
{"title":"Outcomes in patients hospitalized for COVID-19 among Asian, Pacific Islander, and Hispanic subgroups in the American Heart Association COVID-19 registry","authors":"Nilay S. Shah MD, MPH , Gina M. Giase MPH , Lucia C. Petito PhD , Namratha R. Kandula MD, MPH , Fatima Rodriguez MD, MPH , Jeffrey J. Hsu MD, PhD , Daniel R. Wang MD , Sadiya S. Khan MD, MSc","doi":"10.1016/j.ajmo.2021.100003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ajmo.2021.100003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) data from race/ethnic subgroups remain limited, potentially masking subgroup-level heterogeneity. We evaluated differences in outcomes in Asian American/Pacific Islander (AAPI) and Hispanic/Latino subgroups compared with non-Hispanic White patients hospitalized with COVID-19.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>In the American Heart Association COVID-19 registry including 105 US hospitals, mortality and major adverse cardiovascular events in adults age ≥18 years hospitalized with COVID-19 between March-November 2020 were evaluated. Race/ethnicity groups included AAPI overall and subgroups (Chinese, Asian Indian, Vietnamese, and Pacific Islander), Hispanic/Latino overall and subgroups (Mexican, Puerto Rican), compared with non-Hispanic White (NHW).</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Among 13,511 patients, 7% were identified as AAPI (of whom 17% were identified as Chinese, 9% Asian Indian, 8% Pacific Islander, and 7% Vietnamese); 35% as Hispanic (of whom 15% were identified as Mexican and 1% Puerto Rican); and 59% as NHW. Mean [SD] age at hospitalization was lower in Asian Indian (60.4 [17.4] years), Pacific Islander (49.4 [16.7] years), and Mexican patients (57.4 [16.9] years), compared with NHW patients (66.9 [17.3] years, p<0.01). Mean age at death was lower in Mexican (67.7 [15.5] years) compared with NHW patients (75.5 [13.5] years, p<0.01). No differences in odds of mortality or MACE in AAPI or Hispanic patients relative to NHW patients were observed after adjustment for age.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>Pacific Islander, Asian Indian, and Mexican patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in the AHA registry were significantly younger than NHW patients. COVID-19 infection leading to hospitalization may disproportionately burden some younger AAPI and Hispanic subgroups in the US.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":72168,"journal":{"name":"American journal of medicine open","volume":"1 ","pages":"Article 100003"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8606255/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39733585","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}