Overcrowded housing increases risk for COVID-19 mortality: an ecological study.
BMC Res Notes
; 15(1): 126, 2022 Apr 05.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1779670
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
Overcrowded housing is a sociodemographic variable associated with increased infection and mortality rates from communicable diseases. It is not well understood if this association exists for COVID-19. Our objective was hence to determine the association between household overcrowding and risk of mortality from COVID-19, and this was done by performing bivariable and multivariable analyses using COVID-19 data from cities in Los Angeles County.RESULTS:
Bivariate regression revealed that overcrowded households were positively associated with COVID-19 deaths (standardized ß = 0.863, p < 0.001). COVID-19 case totals, people aged 60+, and the number of overcrowded households met conditions for inclusion in the backwards stepwise linear regression model. Analysis revealed all independent variables were positively associated with mortality rates, primarily for individuals 60 + (standardized ß1 = 0.375, p = 0.001), followed by overcrowded households (standardized ß2 = 0.346, p = 0.014), and total COVID-19 cases (standardized ß3 = 0.311, p < 0.001). Our findings highlight that residing in overcrowded households may be an important risk factor for COVID-19 mortality. Public health entities should consider this population when allocating resources for prevention and control of COVID-19 mortality and future disease outbreaks.Keywords
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
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Middle aged
Language:
English
Journal:
BMC Res Notes
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S13104-022-06015-1
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