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Editor, Senior Moderator
Clin Exp Med
. 2023 Sep 1.
doi: 10.1007/s10238-023-01172-4. Online ahead of print. Associations of the COVID-19 burden and various comorbidities of different ethnic groups in Israel: a cross-sectional study
Mahdi Tarabeih[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Ori Perelmutter[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Yona Kitay-Cohen[SUP] 2 3 [/SUP], Aliza Amiel[SUP] #[/SUP][SUP] 4 [/SUP], Wasef Na'amnih[SUP] #[/SUP][SUP] 4 5 [/SUP]
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Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is highly transmissible between human beings. We examined differences in the core families with COVID-19 severity and mortality and comorbidities between Arab and Jews and explored the factors associated with COVID-19 severity and mortality to find a genetic component. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 2240 COVID-19 patients (> 18 years of age) randomly selected by online panels and questionnaires in the native language (Hebrew or Arabic) during March 2021-June 2022. Multivariable linear regression models were used to assess correlations with COVID-19 disease severity and mortality. Overall, 1549 (69%) were Arabs and 691 (31%) were Jews. The proportion of participants who died from COVID-19 was higher among Arabs compared with Jews (66% vs. 59%), P < 0.001. The mean number of deaths from COVID-19 and patients with severe COVID-19 was higher in ultra-Orthodox Jewish, non-academic core families and those who lived in the city residence compared with secular, academic core families and who live in the village residence, P < 0.001. A multivariable linear regression model showed a significant association between metabolic, kidney, cardiovascular, and respiratory diseases with COVID-19 severity (B coefficient - 0.43, B coefficient - 0.53, B coefficient - 0.53, B coefficient - 0.42, respectively) and COVID-19 mortality (B coefficient - 0.51, B coefficient - 0.64, B coefficient - 0.67, B coefficient - 0.34, respectively), P < 0.001. COVID-19 severity and mortality were highly associated with comorbidities, ethnicity, social and environmental factors. Furthermore, we believe that genetic factors also contribute to the increase in COVID-19 severity and mortality and the differences rates of these between Arabs and Jews in Israel.
Keywords: COVID-19 burden; Comorbidities; Ethnic groups; Genetic component.
. 2023 Sep 1.
doi: 10.1007/s10238-023-01172-4. Online ahead of print. Associations of the COVID-19 burden and various comorbidities of different ethnic groups in Israel: a cross-sectional study
Mahdi Tarabeih[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Ori Perelmutter[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Yona Kitay-Cohen[SUP] 2 3 [/SUP], Aliza Amiel[SUP] #[/SUP][SUP] 4 [/SUP], Wasef Na'amnih[SUP] #[/SUP][SUP] 4 5 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 37658247
- DOI: 10.1007/s10238-023-01172-4
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is highly transmissible between human beings. We examined differences in the core families with COVID-19 severity and mortality and comorbidities between Arab and Jews and explored the factors associated with COVID-19 severity and mortality to find a genetic component. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 2240 COVID-19 patients (> 18 years of age) randomly selected by online panels and questionnaires in the native language (Hebrew or Arabic) during March 2021-June 2022. Multivariable linear regression models were used to assess correlations with COVID-19 disease severity and mortality. Overall, 1549 (69%) were Arabs and 691 (31%) were Jews. The proportion of participants who died from COVID-19 was higher among Arabs compared with Jews (66% vs. 59%), P < 0.001. The mean number of deaths from COVID-19 and patients with severe COVID-19 was higher in ultra-Orthodox Jewish, non-academic core families and those who lived in the city residence compared with secular, academic core families and who live in the village residence, P < 0.001. A multivariable linear regression model showed a significant association between metabolic, kidney, cardiovascular, and respiratory diseases with COVID-19 severity (B coefficient - 0.43, B coefficient - 0.53, B coefficient - 0.53, B coefficient - 0.42, respectively) and COVID-19 mortality (B coefficient - 0.51, B coefficient - 0.64, B coefficient - 0.67, B coefficient - 0.34, respectively), P < 0.001. COVID-19 severity and mortality were highly associated with comorbidities, ethnicity, social and environmental factors. Furthermore, we believe that genetic factors also contribute to the increase in COVID-19 severity and mortality and the differences rates of these between Arabs and Jews in Israel.
Keywords: COVID-19 burden; Comorbidities; Ethnic groups; Genetic component.