Association of Area Deprivation Index With Severity of COVID-19 in Pediatric Patients: A Multisite Study of Racially and Ethnically Diverse Children

Authors

Sebastian Acosta
Srinivasan Suresh
Anna K Ettinger
Fabio Savorgnan
Ananth Annapragada
Nirupama Kannikeswaran
Usha Sethuraman

Language

English

Publication Date

6-1-2023

Journal

The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

DOI

10.1097/INF.0000000000003888

PMID

36854096

PMCID

PMC12443415

PubMedCentral® Posted Date

9-18-2025

PubMedCentral® Full Text Version

Author MSS

Abstract

Area deprivation index (ADI) is associated with the risk of severe COVID-19 in adults. However, this association has not been established in children. Information on ADI, demographics, clinical features, disease severity, and outcomes was analyzed for 3434 children with COVID-19. A multivariate logistic regression revealed that non-Hispanic Asians, extremes of weight, and higher ADI were associated with severe disease.

Keywords

Adult, Humans, Child, COVID-19, Patient Acuity, Residence Characteristics, Logistic Models, Retrospective Studies, COVID-19, socioeconomic, race, ethnicity, area deprivation index, SARS-CoV-2

Published Open-Access

yes

Recommended Citation

Acosta, Sebastian; Suresh, Srinivasan; Ettinger, Anna K; et al., "Association of Area Deprivation Index With Severity of COVID-19 in Pediatric Patients: A Multisite Study of Racially and Ethnically Diverse Children" (2023). Faculty and Staff Publications. 5761.
https://digitalcommons.library.tmc.edu/baylor_docs/5761