Demographics, comorbidities and outcomes in hospitalized Covid-19 patients in rural southwest Georgia

• Published in: Annals of medicine (Helsinki) Vol. 52; no. 7; pp. 354 - 360
• Main Authors: Shah, Priyank, Owens, Jack, Franklin, James, Mehta, Akshat, Heymann, William, Sewell, William, Hill, Jennifer, Barfield, Krista, Doshi, Rajkumar
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Taylor & Francis 02.10.2020
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; African Americans - statistics & numerical data; Age Factors; Aged; baseline characteristics; Child; Child, Preschool; Comorbidity; Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology; Coronavirus Infections - mortality; COVID-19; demographics; Female; Georgia - epidemiology; Hospital Mortality; Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data; Humans; Hypertension - epidemiology; Immunocompromised Host; Infant; Male; Middle Aged; Original; outcomes; Pandemics; Pneumonia, Viral - epidemiology; Pneumonia, Viral - mortality; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; Rural Population - statistics & numerical data; rural US; Sex Factors; Young Adult; Georgia; Covid-19; rural US; outcomes; baseline characteristics; demographics

There is limited data on outcomes in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in rural United States (US). This study aimed to describe the demographics, and outcomes of hospitalized Covid-19 patients in rural Southwest Georgia. Using electronic medical records, we analyzed data from all ho...