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P.033 COVID-19: neurologic and cardiac complications among Chinese and South Asians in Ontario: waves 1-3

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2023

JY Chu
Affiliation:
(Toronto)*
GW Moe
Affiliation:
(Toronto)
MV Vyas
Affiliation:
(Toronto)
R Chen
Affiliation:
(Toronto)
C Chow
Affiliation:
(Toronto)
M Gupta
Affiliation:
(Toronto)
DT Ko
Affiliation:
(Toronto)
M Koh
Affiliation:
(Toronto)
PP Liu
Affiliation:
(Ottawa)
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Abstract

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Background: This is a population-based retrospective study of neurologic and cardiac complications of COVID-19 among Chinese and South Asians in Ontario during waves 1-3. Methods: Chinese and South Asians with COVID-19 were identified using a validated surname algorithm and their outcomes of mortality, and cardiac and neurologic complications with those of the general population using multivariable logistic regression models. Results: Compared to the general population (n= 439,977), the Chinese population (n= 15,208) was older (mean age 44.2 vs 40.6 years, P < 0.001) and the South Asian population (n= 46,333) was younger (39.2 years, P < 0.001). The Chinese population had a higher 30-day mortality (odds ratio [OR] 1.44; 1.28-1.61) and more hospitalization or emergency department visits(OR 1.14; 1.09-1.28), with a trend toward a higher incidence of cardiac complications (OR 1.03; 0.87-1.12) and neurologiccomplications (OR 1.23; 0.96-1.58). South Asians had a lower 30-day mortality (OR 0.88; 0.78-0.98) but a higher incidence of hospitalization or emergency department visits (OR 1.17; 1.14-1.20) with a trend toward a lower incidence of cardiac complications(OR 0.76; 0.67-0.87) and neurologic complications (OR 0.89; 0.73-1.09). Conclusions: Ethnicity continues to be an important determinant of mortality, cardiac and neurologic outcomes, and healthcare use among Ontario patients with COVID-19.

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© The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation