Effect modification and interaction between ethnicity and socioeconomic factors in severe COVID-19: analyses of linked national data for Scotland
We found no definitive evidence that minority ethnic groups were more vulnerable to the effect of social disadvantage on the risk of severe COVID-19.
Authors
- Colin McCowan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9466-833X)
- Chris Robertson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6848-5241)
- Srinivasa Vittal Katikireddi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6593-9092)
- Aziz Sheikh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7022-3056)
- Colin R Simpson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5194-8083)
- Sarah Amele (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8934-582X)
- Anna Pearce (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0085-5263)
- Alastair H. Leyland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3741-7099)
- Karen Jeffrey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0061-6089)
- Eliud Kibuchi
- Lewis Ritchie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9380-7641)
- Patricia Irizar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0078-1372)
- Ronan McCabe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8649-6913)
- Evangelia Demou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8616-525X)
- Igor Ruden
Institutions
- University of St Andrews (GB)
- University of Strathclyde (GB)
- University of Aberdeen (GB)
- University of Manchester (GB)
- University of Oxford (GB)
- Victoria University of Wellington (NZ)
- MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit (GB)
- University of Glasgow (GB)
- University of Edinburgh (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2025-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-092727
- Primary Topic
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Wellcome Trust
- Chief Scientist Office
- Medical Research Council
- Economic and Social Research Council