While our findings confirm trends observed by others with respect to risk factors among asthmatics with COVID-19, differences based on sex, ethnicity and ICS use in asthmatics were observed. Our finding that ICS use was associated with discharge with oxygen is novel.

Future research is needed to study the trajectory of asthmatics from diagnosis to outcomes.

Of the 906 patient charts reviewed, 787 asthmatics were confirmed to be admitted for symptomatic COVID-19.

Sex differences were found in hospitalization and intubation. Non-Hispanic patients had a significantly greater number of days on ventilator.

Patients on ICS were 1.6 times more likely to be discharged on supplemental oxygen compared to patients not on ICS (p = 0.01).

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