Research
Open Access
Geographic concentration of SARS-CoV-2 cases by social determinants of health in metropolitan areas in Canada: a cross-sectional study
Yiqing Xia, Huiting Ma, Gary Moloney, Héctor A Velásquez García, Monica Sirski, Naveed Z Janjua, David Vickers, Tyler Williamson, Alan Katz, Kristy Yiu, Rafal Kustra, David L Buckeridge, Marc Brisson, Stefan D Baral, Sharmistha Mishra and Mathieu Maheu-Giroux
CMAJ February 14, 2022 194 (6) E195-E204; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.211249
Yiqing Xia
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Xia, Buckeridge, Maheu-Giroux), School of Population and Global Health, McGill University, Montréal, Que.; MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions (Xia, Ma, Moloney, Yiu, Mishra), St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; School of Population and Public Health (Velásquez García, Janjua), University of British Columbia; British Columbia Centre for Disease Control (Velásquez García, Janjua), Vancouver, BC; Departments of Community Health Sciences and Family Medicine (Sirski, Katz), Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.; Department of Community Health Sciences (Vickers, Williamson) and Centre for Health Informatics (Williamson), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Kustra), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Département de médecine sociale et préventive (Brisson), Faculté de médecine, Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Department of Epidemiology (Baral), Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Baltimore, Md.; Division of Infectious Diseases (Mishra), Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
MScPHHuiting Ma
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Xia, Buckeridge, Maheu-Giroux), School of Population and Global Health, McGill University, Montréal, Que.; MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions (Xia, Ma, Moloney, Yiu, Mishra), St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; School of Population and Public Health (Velásquez García, Janjua), University of British Columbia; British Columbia Centre for Disease Control (Velásquez García, Janjua), Vancouver, BC; Departments of Community Health Sciences and Family Medicine (Sirski, Katz), Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.; Department of Community Health Sciences (Vickers, Williamson) and Centre for Health Informatics (Williamson), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Kustra), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Département de médecine sociale et préventive (Brisson), Faculté de médecine, Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Department of Epidemiology (Baral), Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Baltimore, Md.; Division of Infectious Diseases (Mishra), Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
MScGary Moloney
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Xia, Buckeridge, Maheu-Giroux), School of Population and Global Health, McGill University, Montréal, Que.; MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions (Xia, Ma, Moloney, Yiu, Mishra), St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; School of Population and Public Health (Velásquez García, Janjua), University of British Columbia; British Columbia Centre for Disease Control (Velásquez García, Janjua), Vancouver, BC; Departments of Community Health Sciences and Family Medicine (Sirski, Katz), Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.; Department of Community Health Sciences (Vickers, Williamson) and Centre for Health Informatics (Williamson), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Kustra), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Département de médecine sociale et préventive (Brisson), Faculté de médecine, Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Department of Epidemiology (Baral), Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Baltimore, Md.; Division of Infectious Diseases (Mishra), Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
MSAHéctor A Velásquez García
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Xia, Buckeridge, Maheu-Giroux), School of Population and Global Health, McGill University, Montréal, Que.; MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions (Xia, Ma, Moloney, Yiu, Mishra), St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; School of Population and Public Health (Velásquez García, Janjua), University of British Columbia; British Columbia Centre for Disease Control (Velásquez García, Janjua), Vancouver, BC; Departments of Community Health Sciences and Family Medicine (Sirski, Katz), Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.; Department of Community Health Sciences (Vickers, Williamson) and Centre for Health Informatics (Williamson), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Kustra), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Département de médecine sociale et préventive (Brisson), Faculté de médecine, Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Department of Epidemiology (Baral), Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Baltimore, Md.; Division of Infectious Diseases (Mishra), Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
MD PhDMonica Sirski
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Xia, Buckeridge, Maheu-Giroux), School of Population and Global Health, McGill University, Montréal, Que.; MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions (Xia, Ma, Moloney, Yiu, Mishra), St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; School of Population and Public Health (Velásquez García, Janjua), University of British Columbia; British Columbia Centre for Disease Control (Velásquez García, Janjua), Vancouver, BC; Departments of Community Health Sciences and Family Medicine (Sirski, Katz), Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.; Department of Community Health Sciences (Vickers, Williamson) and Centre for Health Informatics (Williamson), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Kustra), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Département de médecine sociale et préventive (Brisson), Faculté de médecine, Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Department of Epidemiology (Baral), Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Baltimore, Md.; Division of Infectious Diseases (Mishra), Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
PhDNaveed Z Janjua
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Xia, Buckeridge, Maheu-Giroux), School of Population and Global Health, McGill University, Montréal, Que.; MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions (Xia, Ma, Moloney, Yiu, Mishra), St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; School of Population and Public Health (Velásquez García, Janjua), University of British Columbia; British Columbia Centre for Disease Control (Velásquez García, Janjua), Vancouver, BC; Departments of Community Health Sciences and Family Medicine (Sirski, Katz), Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.; Department of Community Health Sciences (Vickers, Williamson) and Centre for Health Informatics (Williamson), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Kustra), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Département de médecine sociale et préventive (Brisson), Faculté de médecine, Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Department of Epidemiology (Baral), Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Baltimore, Md.; Division of Infectious Diseases (Mishra), Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
MBBS DrPHDavid Vickers
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Xia, Buckeridge, Maheu-Giroux), School of Population and Global Health, McGill University, Montréal, Que.; MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions (Xia, Ma, Moloney, Yiu, Mishra), St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; School of Population and Public Health (Velásquez García, Janjua), University of British Columbia; British Columbia Centre for Disease Control (Velásquez García, Janjua), Vancouver, BC; Departments of Community Health Sciences and Family Medicine (Sirski, Katz), Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.; Department of Community Health Sciences (Vickers, Williamson) and Centre for Health Informatics (Williamson), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Kustra), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Département de médecine sociale et préventive (Brisson), Faculté de médecine, Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Department of Epidemiology (Baral), Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Baltimore, Md.; Division of Infectious Diseases (Mishra), Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
PhDTyler Williamson
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Xia, Buckeridge, Maheu-Giroux), School of Population and Global Health, McGill University, Montréal, Que.; MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions (Xia, Ma, Moloney, Yiu, Mishra), St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; School of Population and Public Health (Velásquez García, Janjua), University of British Columbia; British Columbia Centre for Disease Control (Velásquez García, Janjua), Vancouver, BC; Departments of Community Health Sciences and Family Medicine (Sirski, Katz), Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.; Department of Community Health Sciences (Vickers, Williamson) and Centre for Health Informatics (Williamson), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Kustra), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Département de médecine sociale et préventive (Brisson), Faculté de médecine, Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Department of Epidemiology (Baral), Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Baltimore, Md.; Division of Infectious Diseases (Mishra), Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
PhDAlan Katz
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Xia, Buckeridge, Maheu-Giroux), School of Population and Global Health, McGill University, Montréal, Que.; MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions (Xia, Ma, Moloney, Yiu, Mishra), St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; School of Population and Public Health (Velásquez García, Janjua), University of British Columbia; British Columbia Centre for Disease Control (Velásquez García, Janjua), Vancouver, BC; Departments of Community Health Sciences and Family Medicine (Sirski, Katz), Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.; Department of Community Health Sciences (Vickers, Williamson) and Centre for Health Informatics (Williamson), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Kustra), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Département de médecine sociale et préventive (Brisson), Faculté de médecine, Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Department of Epidemiology (Baral), Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Baltimore, Md.; Division of Infectious Diseases (Mishra), Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
MBChB MScKristy Yiu
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Xia, Buckeridge, Maheu-Giroux), School of Population and Global Health, McGill University, Montréal, Que.; MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions (Xia, Ma, Moloney, Yiu, Mishra), St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; School of Population and Public Health (Velásquez García, Janjua), University of British Columbia; British Columbia Centre for Disease Control (Velásquez García, Janjua), Vancouver, BC; Departments of Community Health Sciences and Family Medicine (Sirski, Katz), Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.; Department of Community Health Sciences (Vickers, Williamson) and Centre for Health Informatics (Williamson), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Kustra), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Département de médecine sociale et préventive (Brisson), Faculté de médecine, Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Department of Epidemiology (Baral), Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Baltimore, Md.; Division of Infectious Diseases (Mishra), Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
MScRafal Kustra
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Xia, Buckeridge, Maheu-Giroux), School of Population and Global Health, McGill University, Montréal, Que.; MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions (Xia, Ma, Moloney, Yiu, Mishra), St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; School of Population and Public Health (Velásquez García, Janjua), University of British Columbia; British Columbia Centre for Disease Control (Velásquez García, Janjua), Vancouver, BC; Departments of Community Health Sciences and Family Medicine (Sirski, Katz), Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.; Department of Community Health Sciences (Vickers, Williamson) and Centre for Health Informatics (Williamson), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Kustra), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Département de médecine sociale et préventive (Brisson), Faculté de médecine, Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Department of Epidemiology (Baral), Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Baltimore, Md.; Division of Infectious Diseases (Mishra), Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
PhDDavid L Buckeridge
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Xia, Buckeridge, Maheu-Giroux), School of Population and Global Health, McGill University, Montréal, Que.; MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions (Xia, Ma, Moloney, Yiu, Mishra), St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; School of Population and Public Health (Velásquez García, Janjua), University of British Columbia; British Columbia Centre for Disease Control (Velásquez García, Janjua), Vancouver, BC; Departments of Community Health Sciences and Family Medicine (Sirski, Katz), Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.; Department of Community Health Sciences (Vickers, Williamson) and Centre for Health Informatics (Williamson), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Kustra), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Département de médecine sociale et préventive (Brisson), Faculté de médecine, Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Department of Epidemiology (Baral), Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Baltimore, Md.; Division of Infectious Diseases (Mishra), Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
MD PhDMarc Brisson
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Xia, Buckeridge, Maheu-Giroux), School of Population and Global Health, McGill University, Montréal, Que.; MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions (Xia, Ma, Moloney, Yiu, Mishra), St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; School of Population and Public Health (Velásquez García, Janjua), University of British Columbia; British Columbia Centre for Disease Control (Velásquez García, Janjua), Vancouver, BC; Departments of Community Health Sciences and Family Medicine (Sirski, Katz), Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.; Department of Community Health Sciences (Vickers, Williamson) and Centre for Health Informatics (Williamson), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Kustra), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Département de médecine sociale et préventive (Brisson), Faculté de médecine, Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Department of Epidemiology (Baral), Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Baltimore, Md.; Division of Infectious Diseases (Mishra), Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
PhDStefan D Baral
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Xia, Buckeridge, Maheu-Giroux), School of Population and Global Health, McGill University, Montréal, Que.; MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions (Xia, Ma, Moloney, Yiu, Mishra), St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; School of Population and Public Health (Velásquez García, Janjua), University of British Columbia; British Columbia Centre for Disease Control (Velásquez García, Janjua), Vancouver, BC; Departments of Community Health Sciences and Family Medicine (Sirski, Katz), Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.; Department of Community Health Sciences (Vickers, Williamson) and Centre for Health Informatics (Williamson), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Kustra), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Département de médecine sociale et préventive (Brisson), Faculté de médecine, Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Department of Epidemiology (Baral), Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Baltimore, Md.; Division of Infectious Diseases (Mishra), Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
MD MBASharmistha Mishra
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Xia, Buckeridge, Maheu-Giroux), School of Population and Global Health, McGill University, Montréal, Que.; MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions (Xia, Ma, Moloney, Yiu, Mishra), St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; School of Population and Public Health (Velásquez García, Janjua), University of British Columbia; British Columbia Centre for Disease Control (Velásquez García, Janjua), Vancouver, BC; Departments of Community Health Sciences and Family Medicine (Sirski, Katz), Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.; Department of Community Health Sciences (Vickers, Williamson) and Centre for Health Informatics (Williamson), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Kustra), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Département de médecine sociale et préventive (Brisson), Faculté de médecine, Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Department of Epidemiology (Baral), Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Baltimore, Md.; Division of Infectious Diseases (Mishra), Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
MD PhDMathieu Maheu-Giroux
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Xia, Buckeridge, Maheu-Giroux), School of Population and Global Health, McGill University, Montréal, Que.; MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions (Xia, Ma, Moloney, Yiu, Mishra), St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; School of Population and Public Health (Velásquez García, Janjua), University of British Columbia; British Columbia Centre for Disease Control (Velásquez García, Janjua), Vancouver, BC; Departments of Community Health Sciences and Family Medicine (Sirski, Katz), Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.; Department of Community Health Sciences (Vickers, Williamson) and Centre for Health Informatics (Williamson), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Kustra), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Département de médecine sociale et préventive (Brisson), Faculté de médecine, Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Department of Epidemiology (Baral), Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Baltimore, Md.; Division of Infectious Diseases (Mishra), Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
ScD![Loading Loading](https://www.cmaj.ca/sites/all/modules/contrib/panels_ajax_tab/images/loading.gif)
Submit a Response to This Article
Jump to comment:
No Responses have been published for this article.
In this issue
Article tools
Geographic concentration of SARS-CoV-2 cases by social determinants of health in metropolitan areas in Canada: a cross-sectional study
Yiqing Xia, Huiting Ma, Gary Moloney, Héctor A Velásquez García, Monica Sirski, Naveed Z Janjua, David Vickers, Tyler Williamson, Alan Katz, Kristy Yiu, Rafal Kustra, David L Buckeridge, Marc Brisson, Stefan D Baral, Sharmistha Mishra, Mathieu Maheu-Giroux
CMAJ Feb 2022, 194 (6) E195-E204; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.211249
Geographic concentration of SARS-CoV-2 cases by social determinants of health in metropolitan areas in Canada: a cross-sectional study
Yiqing Xia, Huiting Ma, Gary Moloney, Héctor A Velásquez García, Monica Sirski, Naveed Z Janjua, David Vickers, Tyler Williamson, Alan Katz, Kristy Yiu, Rafal Kustra, David L Buckeridge, Marc Brisson, Stefan D Baral, Sharmistha Mishra, Mathieu Maheu-Giroux
CMAJ Feb 2022, 194 (6) E195-E204; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.211249
Jump to section
Related Articles
Cited By...
- Challenges facing Canadian Long-Term Care Homes and Retirement Homes during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Importation models for travel-related SARS-CoV-2 cases reported in Newfoundland and Labrador during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Mobility changes following COVID-19 stay-at-home policies varied by socioeconomic measures: An observational study in Ontario, Canada
- Impact of a vaccine passport on first-dose SARS-CoV-2 vaccine coverage by age and area-level social determinants of health in the Canadian provinces of Quebec and Ontario: an interrupted time series analysis
- Importation models for travel-related SARS-CoV-2 cases reported in Newfoundland and Labrador during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Which curve are we flattening? The disproportionate impact of COVID-19 among economically marginalized communities in Ontario, Canada, was unchanged from wild-type to omicron
- Herd immunity thresholds for SARS-CoV-2 estimated from unfolding epidemics
- Accroitre le rayonnement du JAMC
- Extending the impact of CMAJ