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. 2021 Jan 1;181(1):131-134.
doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.3857.

Assessment of COVID-19 Hospitalizations by Race/Ethnicity in 12 States

Pinar Karaca-Mandic  1 , Archelle Georgiou  2 , Soumya Sen  3
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Assessment of COVID-19 Hospitalizations by Race/Ethnicity in 12 States

Pinar Karaca-Mandic et al. JAMA Intern Med. .

Abstract

This cohort study uses data from a COVID-19 tracking project to assess the prevalence of COVID-19 infection by race/ethnicity in 12 US states.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Karaca-Mandic reported receiving funding from the University of Minnesota, Office of Academic Clinical Affairs and grants from United Health Foundation during the conduct of the study; personal fees from Tactile Medical, Precision Health Economics, and Sempre Health; and grants from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, American Cancer Society, National Institute for Health Care Management, National Institute on Drug Abuse, and National Institutes of Health outside the submitted work. Dr Georgiou reported receiving personal fees from HealthGrades outside the submitted work. No other disclosures were reported.

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Figure.
Figure.. Hospitalizations vs Population of Racial/Ethnic Subgroups in 12 States
The bars represent the difference between the cumulative percentage of hospitalizations and the proportion of state population by each racial/ethnic subgroup. AIAN indicates American Indian/Alaskan Native.
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