Table 2.
Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Patients With COVID‐19, by Hypertension and Control Status, PCORnet, March 2020 to February 2022
| Hypertension | Blood pressure control category | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Yes* | <130/80 | 130–139/80–89 | 140–159/90–99 | ≥160/100 | |
| Number | 857 034 | 638 128 | 180 021 | 192 728 | 111 519 | 34 025 |
| Mean age, y | 41.1 | 54.1 | 52.8 | 51.1 | 55.6 | 58.5 |
| Sex | ||||||
| Female | 55% | 57% | 64% | 58% | 53% | 53% |
| Male | 45% | 43% | 36% | 42% | 47% | 47% |
| Hispanic ethnicity† | ||||||
| Yes | 19% | 13% | 13% | 13% | 12% | 12% |
| No | 67% | 83% | 85% | 85% | 85% | 86% |
| Race† | ||||||
| Asian | 3% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% |
| Black | 15% | 19% | 16% | 17% | 20% | 26% |
| White | 59% | 68% | 72% | 71% | 69% | 62% |
| Combined Comorbidity Index score (mean) | 0.4 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 2.5 |
| Body mass index (mean)† | 24.9 | 28.0 | 27.0 | 28.6 | 29.0 | 27.5 |
| COVID‐19 outcomes | ||||||
| Hospitalization | 9% | 18% | 15% | 11% | 16% | 22% |
| Critical care | 2% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 4% | 6% |
| Mechanical ventilation | 1% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 3% |
| 60‐d mortality‡ | 1% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 4% |
PCORnet indicates National Patient‐Centered Clinical Research Network.
*
Includes 119 835 who met criteria for hypertension but could not be classified by control status (ie, did not have blood pressure measurement within 18 months before COVID‐19). Blood pressure control categories shown in mm Hg.
†
Missing and “Other” not shown.
‡
60‐day mortality refers to in‐hospital mortality.