Impact of socioeconomic status in patients hospitalised for COVID-19 in the Greater Paris area

Eur Respir J. 2020 Dec 24;56(6):2002364. doi: 10.1183/13993003.02364-2020. Print 2020 Dec.

Abstract

Individual precarity seems to be associated with the initial severity of COVID-19 in hospitalised patients under the age of 70 years. Low socioeconomic status may contribute to the excess mortality observed in the poorest district of Greater Paris. https://bit.ly/3kuStXS

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Multicenter Study

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • COVID-19 / epidemiology*
  • Female
  • Hospitalization*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Paris / epidemiology
  • Prospective Studies
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Social Class*