COVID-19 Symptoms and Deaths among Healthcare Workers, United States

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Lin, Shao ; Deng, Xinlei ; Ryan, Ian ; Zhang, Kai ; Zhang, Wangjian ; Oghaghare, Ese ; Gayle, DeeDee Bennett ; Shaw, Benjamin
• Description:
  We evaluated whether demographics and COVID-19 symptoms predicted COVID-19 deaths among healthcare workers (HCWs) in the United States by comparing COVID-19 deaths in HCWs with 3 control groups (HCW nondeaths, non-HCW deaths, and non-HCW nondeaths) using a case-control design. We obtained patient-level data of 33 variables reported during January 1, 2020-October 12, 2021, in all US states. We used logistic regression analysis while controlling for confounders. We found that persons who were >50 years of age, male, Black, or Asian experienced significantly more deaths than matched controls. In addition, HCWs who died had higher risks for the most severe clinical indicators. We also found that the most indicative symptoms were preexisting medical conditions, shortness of breath, fever, cough, and gastrointestinal symptoms. In summary, minority, male, and older HCWs had greater risk for COVID-19 death. Severe clinical indicators and specific symptoms may predict COVID-19-related deaths among HCWs.
• Subjects:
  Case-Control Studies Covid-19 Fever Health Personnel Humans Male Sars-Cov-2
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 2022; 28(8):1624-1632
• Pubmed ID:
  35798004
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC9328912
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Volume:
  28
• Issue:
  8
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:9718529e2a0132a216402da67ea09c28fc13e3e434b7e5511866e36650f212f3
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/120176/cdc_120176_DS1.pdf
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