Id |
Subject |
Object |
Predicate |
Lexical cue |
T1 |
0-63 |
Sentence |
denotes |
COVID-19 mortality and neighborhood characteristics in Chicago. |
T2 |
64-72 |
Sentence |
denotes |
PURPOSE: |
T3 |
73-268 |
Sentence |
denotes |
To describe COVID-19 mortality in Chicago during the spring of 2020, and identify at the census-tract level neighborhood characteristics that were associated with higher COVID-19 mortality rates. |
T4 |
269-277 |
Sentence |
denotes |
METHODS: |
T5 |
278-523 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Using Poisson regression and regularized linear regression (elastic net), we evaluated the association between neighborhood characteristics and COVID-19 mortality rates in Chicago through July 22 (2514 deaths across 795 populated census tracts). |
T6 |
524-532 |
Sentence |
denotes |
RESULTS: |
T7 |
533-610 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Black residents (31% of the population) accounted for 42% of COVID-19 deaths. |
T8 |
611-723 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Deaths among Hispanic/Latino residents occurred at a younger age (63 years, compared to 71 for white residents). |
T9 |
724-910 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Regarding residential setting, 52% of deaths among white residents occurred inside nursing homes, compared to 35% of deaths among Black residents and 17% among Hispanic/Latino residents. |
T10 |
911-1043 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Higher COVID-19 mortality was seen in neighborhoods with heightened barriers to social distancing and low health insurance coverage. |
T11 |
1044-1141 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Neighborhoods with a higher percentage of white and Asian residents had lower COVID-19 mortality. |
T12 |
1142-1285 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The associations differed by race, suggesting that neighborhood context may be most tightly linked to COVID-19 mortality among white residents. |
T13 |
1286-1298 |
Sentence |
denotes |
CONCLUSIONS: |
T14 |
1299-1508 |
Sentence |
denotes |
We describe communities that may benefit from supportive services, and identify traits of communities that may benefit from targeted campaigns for prevention and testing to prevent future deaths from COVID-19. |