COVID-19 Inpatient Mortality Disparities Among American Indian Adults in Mississippi ’s Safety Net Hospital

ConclusionAlthough comorbidities were commonly observed among COVID-19  + American Indian inpatients, only one was associated with inpatient mortality. This challenges commonly cited theories attributing disparate COVID-19 mortality experiences among indigenous populations to disparate comorbidity experiences. Expanded studies are needed to further investigate thes e associations.

Source: Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities - October 4, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research