Table 1.
Anthropometric and demographic characteristics of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 admitted to a reference hospital in Northeast Brazil during the first and second pandemic waves.
| First wave (n=1087) | Second wave (n=1405) | Total (n=2492) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropometrics/demographics (n=2492) | ||||
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 667 (61.4) | 799 (56.9) | 1466 (58.8) | 0.024 |
| Female | 420 (38.6) | 606 (43.1) | 1026 (41.2) | |
| Age, years | 64 (50–73) | 56 (44–67) | 59 (46–70) | <0.001 |
| Age group, years | ||||
| 0–19 | 0 (0) | 3 (0.2) | 3 (0.1) | <0.001 |
| 20–29 | 30 (2.8) | 66 (4.7) | 96 (3.9) | |
| 30–39 | 75 (6.9) | 179 (12.7) | 254 (10.2) | |
| 40–49 | 158 (14.5) | 260 (18.5) | 418 (16.8) | |
| 50–59 | 187 (17.2) | 319 (22.7) | 506 (20.3) | |
| 60–69 | 242 (22.3) | 300 (21.4) | 542 (21.7) | |
| 70–79 | 247 (22.7) | 207 (14.7) | 454 (18.2) | |
| >80 | 148 (13.6) | 71 (5.1) | 219 (8.8) | |
| Self-reported race (n=1814) | ||||
| Brown | 471 (66.2) | 696 (63.2) | 1167 (64.3) | NP |
| White | 176 (24.7) | 341 (30.9) | 517 (28.5) | |
| Black | 60 (8.4) | 61 (5.5) | 121 (6.7) | |
| Asian | 5 (0.7) | 4 (0.4) | 9 (0.5) | |
| Marital status (n=1849) | ||||
| Married/common law | 460 (61.6) | 679 (61.6) | 1139 (61.6) | NP |
| Single | 134 (18) | 259 (23.5) | 393 (21.3) | |
| Widowed | 106 (14.2) | 94 (8.5) | 200 (10.8) | |
| Separated/divorced | 46 (6.2) | 71 (6.4) | 117 (6.3) | |
| Origin (n=2492) | ||||
| Fortaleza | 504 (46.4) | 775 (55.2) | 1279 (51.3) | <0.001 |
| Countryside | 583 (53.6) | 630 (44.8) | 1213 (48.7) | |
| Human development index (neighbourhood) (n=2207) | ||||
| Very low/low | 496 (55) | 659 (50.5) | 1155 (52.3) | 0.110 |
| Medium | 7 (0.8) | 13 (1.0) | 20 (0.9) | |
| High/very high | 399 (44.2) | 633 (48.5) | 1032 (46.8) |
NP, not performed.
Statistical analysis was performed using t-test and Chi-squared test. Results are shown as number of cases (%) and median (interquartile range).