학술논문
Mortality among Italians and immigrants with COVID-19 hospitalised in Milan, Italy: data from the Luigi Sacco Hospital registry
Document Type
article
Author
Andrea Giacomelli; Anna Lisa Ridolfo; Cecilia Bonazzetti; Letizia Oreni; Federico Conti; Laura Pezzati; Matteo Siano; Cinzia Bassoli; Giacomo Casalini; Marco Schiuma; Alice Covizzi; Matteo Passerini; Marco Piscaglia; Fabio Borgonovo; Claudia Galbiati; Riccardo Colombo; Emanuele Catena; Giuliano Rizzardini; Laura Milazzo; Massimo Galli; Antonio Brucato; Spinello Antinori
Source
BMC Infectious Diseases, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2022)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
1471-2334
Abstract
Abstract Background To compare differences in the probability of COVID-19-related death between native Italians and immigrants hospitalised with COVID-19. Methods This retrospective study of prospectively collected data was conducted at the ASST Fatebenefratelli-Sacco Hospital in Milan, Italy, between 21 February and 31 November 2020. Uni- and multivariable Cox proportional hazard models were used to assess the impact of the patients' origin on the probability of COVID-19-related death. Results The study population consisted of 1,179 COVID-19 patients: 921 Italians (78.1%) and 258 immigrants (21.9%) who came from Latin America (99, 38%), Asia (72, 28%), Africa (50, 19%) and central/eastern Europe (37, 14%). The Italians were significantly older than the immigrants (median age 70 years, interquartile range (IQR) 58–79 vs 51 years, IQR 41–60; p