TY - JOUR AU - Lin, Shao AU - Deng, Xinlei AU - Ryan, Ian AU - Zhang, Kai AU - Zhang, Wangjian AU - Oghaghare, Ese AU - Gayle, DeeDee Bennett AU - Shaw, Benjamin T1 - COVID-19 Symptoms and Deaths among Healthcare Workers, United States T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2022 VL - 28 IS - 8 SP - 1624 SN - 1080-6059 AB - We evaluated whether demographics and COVID-19 symptoms predicted COVID-19 deaths among healthcare workers (HCWs) in the United States by comparing COVID-19 deaths in HCWs with 3 control groups (HCW nondeaths, non-HCW deaths, and non-HCW nondeaths) using a case–control design. We obtained patient-level data of 33 variables reported during January 1, 2020–October 12, 2021, in all US states. We used logistic regression analysis while controlling for confounders. We found that persons who were >50 years of age, male, Black, or Asian experienced significantly more deaths than matched controls. In addition, HCWs who died had higher risks for the most severe clinical indicators. We also found that the most indicative symptoms were preexisting medical conditions, shortness of breath, fever, cough, and gastrointestinal symptoms. In summary, minority, male, and older HCWs had greater risk for COVID-19 death. Severe clinical indicators and specific symptoms may predict COVID-19–related deaths among HCWs. KW - COVID-19 KW - coronavirus disease KW - SARS-CoV-2 KW - severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 KW - viruses KW - respiratory infections KW - zoonoses KW - deaths KW - healthcare workers KW - demographics KW - health status indicators KW - United States DO - 10.3201/eid2808.212200 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/28/8/21-2200_article ER - End of Reference