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Medical Vulnerability of Young Adults to Severe COVID-19 Illness-Data From the
National Health Interview Survey
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Adams SH
; Park MJ
; Schaub JP
; Brindis CD
; Irwin CE Jr
J Adolesc Health
2020[Sep]; 67
(3
): 362-368
PMID32674964
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PURPOSE: COVID-19 morbidity and mortality reports in the U.S. have not included
findings specific to young adults. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
provides a list of conditions and associated behaviors, including smoking,
conferring vulnerability to severe COVID-19 illness regardless of age. This study
examines young adults' medical vulnerability to severe COVID-19 illness, focusing
on smoking-related behavior. METHODS: A young adult subsample (aged 18-25 years)
was developed from the National Health Interview Survey, a nationally
representative data set, pooling years 2016-2018. The medical vulnerability
measure (yes vs. no) was developed, guided by the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention medical indicators. The estimates of medical vulnerability were
developed for the full sample, the nonsmoking sample, and the individual risk
indicators. Logistic regressions were conducted to examine differences by sex,
race/ethnicity, income, and insurance. RESULTS: Medical vulnerability was 32% for
the full sample and half that (16%) for the nonsmoking sample. Patterns and
significance of some subgroup differences differed between the full and the
nonsmoking sample. Male vulnerability was (33%) higher than female (30%; 95% CI:
.7-.9) in the full sample, but lower in nonsmokers: male (14%) versus female
(19%; 95% CI: 1.2-1.7). The white subgroup had higher vulnerability than Hispanic
and Asian subgroups in both samples-full sample: white (31%) versus Hispanic
(24%; 95% CI: .6-.9) and Asian (18%; 95% CI: .4-.5); nonsmokers: white (17%)
versus Hispanic (13%; 95% CI: .06-.9) and Asian (10%; 95% CI: .3-.8).
CONCLUSIONS: Notably, lower young adult medical vulnerability within nonsmokers
versus the full sample underscores the importance of smoking prevention and
mitigation.