Persistent poverty, glycemic control and adverse COVID-19 outcomes: a retrospective study using real-world data
This study highlights that residing in a persistent poverty census tract as well as poor glycemic control independently contribute to COVID-19 outcomes. Ongoing management of glycemic control and early preventive strategies in persistent poverty areas may mitigate adverse outcomes in COVID-19 infection and subsequent sequalae like Long COVID.
Authors
- Carrie R. Howell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6554-6237)
- Shiori Tanaka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4223-9127)
- Shanquela Williams
- Nengjun Yi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5857-5868)
- Andrea Cherrington (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8321-3567)
- Li Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8433-2402)
- W. Timothy Garvey
Institutions
- Fox Chase Cancer Center (US)
- University of Alabama at Birmingham (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-12-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-25774-7
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00