Greater risk of severe COVID-19 in Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic populations is not explained by cardiometabolic, socioeconomic or behavioural factors, or by 25(OH)-vitamin D status: study of 1326 cases from the UK Biobank

Abstract Background We examined whether the greater severity of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) amongst men and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) individuals is explained by cardiometabolic, socio-economic or behavioural factors. Methods We studied 4510 UK Biobank participants tested for C...

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Published in:	Journal of public health (Oxford, England) Vol. 42; no. 3; pp. 451 - 460
Main Authors:	Raisi-Estabragh, Zahra, McCracken, Celeste, Bethell, Mae S, Cooper, Jackie, Cooper, Cyrus, Caulfield, Mark J, Munroe, Patricia B, Harvey, Nicholas C, Petersen, Steffen E
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Oxford University Press 18.08.2020
Subjects:	Adult Aged Asian People - statistics & numerical data Betacoronavirus Black People Body Mass Index Cardiovascular Diseases - epidemiology Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology COVID-19 Ethnicity - statistics & numerical data Female Humans Male Mental Disorders - epidemiology Metabolic Diseases - epidemiology Middle Aged Minority Groups - statistics & numerical data Pandemics Pneumonia, Viral - epidemiology Population Surveillance SARS-CoV-2 Socioeconomic Factors United Kingdom - epidemiology White People - statistics & numerical data United Kingdom epidemiology communicable diseases public health
ISSN:	1741-3842, 1741-3850, 1741-3850
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