Association of race with mortality among patients hospitalized with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) at 92 US hospitals

BR Yehia, A Winegar, R Fogel, M Fakih… - JAMA network …, 2020 - jamanetwork.com
Importance While current reports suggest that a disproportionate share of US coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases and deaths are among Black residents, little information is
available regarding how race is associated with in-hospital mortality. Objective To evaluate
the association of race, adjusting for sociodemographic and clinical factors, on all-cause, in-
hospital mortality for patients with COVID-19. Design, Setting, and Participants This cohort
study included 11 210 adult patients (age≥ 18 years) hospitalized with confirmed severe …