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. 2021 Apr 1;4(4):e215298.
doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.5298.

Characteristics and Disease Severity of US Children and Adolescents Diagnosed With COVID-19

Leigh Ellyn Preston  1 , Jennifer R Chevinsky  1   2 , Lyudmyla Kompaniyets  1 , Amy M Lavery  1 , Anne Kimball  1   2 , Tegan K Boehmer  1   3 , Alyson B Goodman  1   3
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Characteristics and Disease Severity of US Children and Adolescents Diagnosed With COVID-19

Leigh Ellyn Preston et al. JAMA Netw Open. .

Abstract

This cohort study uses data from the Premier Healthcare Database Special COVID-19 Release to assess the association of demographic and clinical characteristics with severe COVID-19 illness among hospitalized US pediatric patients with COVID-19.

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Figures

Figure.
Figure.. Adjusted Odds Ratios (ORs) of Severe COVID-19 Among Hospitalized Patients 18 Years or Younger
An increased association of severe COVID-19 was observed in patients with 1 or more chronic conditions vs those with none, in male vs female patients, and in children aged 2 through 5 years or 6 through 11 years vs children aged 12 through 18 years. An increased association was also found in male vs female patients. Non-Hispanic Black and Hispanic or Latino children with COVID-19 were overrepresented compared with all pediatric patients in the Premier Healthcare Database Special COVID-19 Release. aThe reference group is patients aged 12 to 18 years. bThe reference group is Non-Hispanic White patients. cThe reference group is patients with private insurance.
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