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P.037 COVID-19: Cardiac and Neurological Complications among Ontario Visible Minorities: Chinese and South Asians

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 June 2022

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

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Background: This is a population-based retrospective study of cardiac and neurological complications of COVID-19 among Ontario Chinese and South Asians. Methods: From January 1, 2020 to September 30, 2020 using the last name algorithm to identify Ontario Chinese and South Asians who were tested positive by PCR for COVID-19, their demographics, cardiac, and neurological complications including hospitalization and emergency visit rates were analyzed compared to the general population. Results: Chinese (N = 1,186) with COVID-19 were found to be older (mean age 50.7 years) compared to the general population (N = 42,547) (mean age 47.6 years) (p < 0.001), while South Asians (N = 3,459) were younger (age of 42.1 years) (p < 0.001). For neurological complications, the 30-day crude rate for Chinese was 160/10,000 (p < 0.001); South Asians was 40/10,000 (p = 0.526), and general population was 48/10,000. The 30-day all-cause mortality rate was significantly higher for Chinese at 8.1% vs 5.0% for the general population (p < 0.001), while it was lower in South Asians at 2.1% (p < 0.001). Conclusions: Chinese and South Asians in Ontario with COVID-19 during the first wave of the pandemic were found to have a significant difference in their demographics, cardiac, and neurological outcomes.

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Poster Presentations
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© The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation