Accepted for Publication: March 31, 2021.
Published: June 7, 2021. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.11182
Open Access: This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the CC-BY License. © 2021 Kompaniyets L et al. JAMA Network Open.
Corresponding Author: Lyudmyla Kompaniyets, PhD, COVID-19 Response, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Hwy, MS S107-5, Atlanta, GA 30341 (LKompaniyets@cdc.gov).
Author Contributions: Dr Kompaniyets had full access to all of the data in the study and takes responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis.
Concept and design: Kompaniyets, Nelson, Preston, Ko, Belay, DeSisto, Chevinsky, Schieber, Yusuf, Mac Kenzie, Wong, Gundlapalli, Goodman.
Acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data: Kompaniyets, Agathis, Nelson, Preston, Ko, Pennington, Danielson, Chevinsky, Schieber, Yusuf, Baggs, Mac Kenzie, Wong, Boehmer, Gundlapalli, Goodman.
Drafting of the manuscript: Kompaniyets, Agathis, Nelson, Belay, DeSisto, Chevinsky, Wong, Gundlapalli.
Critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content: All authors.
Statistical analysis: Kompaniyets, Preston, Pennington, Chevinsky, Schieber, Baggs, Wong.
Obtained funding: Boehmer, Gundlapalli.
Administrative, technical, or material support: Kompaniyets, Agathis, Belay, Yusuf, Mac Kenzie, Boehmer, Gundlapalli.
Supervision: Kompaniyets, Ko, Belay, Danielson, Mac Kenzie, Boehmer, Gundlapalli, Goodman.
Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.
Disclaimer: The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) or the US Public Health Service.
Additional Contributions: The authors thank Sachin Agnihotri, MS, Indira Srinivasan, MS, David Nitschke, BS, and Kimberly Riggle, BBA (CDC COVID-19 Response Data, Analytics, and Modeling Task Force), and John House, MS (Premier Inc), for facilitating access to these data. We thank Hannah G. Rosenblum, MD (CDC COVID-19 Community Interventions and Critical Populations Task Force), Catherine E. Barrett, PhD, and Joohyun Park, PhD (CDC Division of Diabetes Translation) for providing subject matter expertise on classifying underlying medical conditions. None of these individuals received compensation beyond their regular salaries for their work on this study.
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