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. 2024 Sep 26;10:e54421. doi: 10.2196/54421

Table 2.

Baseline characteristics and outcomes of the study population stratified by racea. The table presents the demographic characteristics of adult patients (≥18 years old) diagnosed with COVID-19 within the OneFlorida Clinical Research Network between December 1, 2019, and April 28, 2021.


Non-Hispanic White (n=17,651) Non-Hispanic Black (n=11,293) Total (N=28,944)
Age, (years), mean (SD) 52.82 (20.24) 48.16 (18.22) 51 (19.61)
Sex (female), n (%) 9490 (53.8) 6791 (60.1) 16,281 (56.3)
BMI, kg/m2, mean (SD) 29.96 (7.66) 33.19 (9.22) 31.31 (8.50)
Insurance status, n (%)

Medicare or private 15,494 (87.8) 8591 (76.1) 24,085 (83.2)

Medicaid or no insurance 1566 (8.9) 2191 (19.4) 3757 (13.0)

Unknown 589 (3.3) 511 (4.5) 1100 (3.8)
Encounter type, n (%)

Outpatient 7476 (42.4) 2712 (24) 10,188 (35.2)

EDb 4551 (25.8) 4525 (40.1) 9076 (31.4)

Inpatient 4884 (27.7) 3344 (29.6) 8228 (28.4)

ICUc 740 (4.2) 712 (6.3) 1452 (5.0)
Comorbidities

ECId, median (IQR) 2 (0-5) 3 (1-6) 2 (0-6)

Hypertension, n (%) 7645 (43.3) 6123 (54.2) 13,768 (47.6)

Hyperlipidemia, n (%) 5989 (33.9) 3924 (34.7) 9913 (34.2)

Diabetes mellitus, n (%) 5273 (29.9) 4615 (40.9) 9888 (34.2)

Coronary artery disease, n (%) 3089 (17.5) 1902 (16.8) 4991 (17.2)

Congestive heart failure, n (%) 1970 (11.2) 1656 (14.7) 3626 (12.5)

Stroke or TIAe, n (%) 1655 (9.4) 1328 (11.8) 2983 (10.3)

Dementia, n (%) 1437 (8.6) 845 (7.7) 2282 (8.2)

Chronic liver disease, n (%) 2424 (13.7) 1878 (16.6) 4302 (14.9)

CKD-Vf/ESRDg, n (%) 272 (1.5) 565 (5.0) 837 (2.9)

Respiratory disorders, n (%) 9862 (59.1) 7436 (67.7) 17,298 (62.5)

Smoking history, n (%) 3115 (17.6) 1833 (16.2) 4948 (17.1)

Substance use, n (%) 4103 (23.2) 3133 (27.7) 7236 (25.0)

Alcohol use, n (%) 902 (5.1) 747 (6.6) 1649 (5.7)

Mental health disorders, n (%) 5331 (32.0) 3227 (29.4) 8558 (30.9)

Common solid cancer, n (%) 1074 (6.1) 586 (5.2) 1660 (5.7)

Hematologic malignancies, n (%) 291 (1.7) 147 (1.3) 438 (1.6)
Geospatial variables, median (IQR)

Florida ADIh 5 (3-7) 8 (6-9) 6.0 (4-8)

Mean PM2.5i, μg/m3 7.35(6.88-7.77) 7.45(7.05-7.96) 7.41 (6.94-7.86)

Mean NO2j, ppbk 2.73 (1.61-4.63) 3.17(1.88-4.62) 2.87 (1.69-4.63)

Food environmentl 4.37 (1.85-4.56) 3.68 (1.85-4.25) 4.10 (1.85-4.25)

Vacant landm 0.22 (0.11-0.48) 0.16 (0.07-0.31) 0.19 (0.10-0.40)
Unadjusted outcomes, n (%)

Composite outcome 1423 (8.1) 1233 (10.9) 2656 (9.2)

Death at index encounter 251 (1.4) 238 (2.1) 489 (1.7)

aAll P values were <.001 (except CAD and history of smoking (P=.148 and .002, respectively). Independent sample t test, Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney U test, or Pearson chi-square test were used wherever appropriate. Values are presented as means (SD), n (%), or median (IQR).

bED: emergency department.

cICU: intensive care unit.

dECI: Elixhauser Comorbidity Score.

eTIA: transient ischemic attack.

fCKD-V: chronic kidney disease stage 5.

gESRD: end-stage renal disease.

hADI: area deprivation index.

iPM2.5: particulate matter 2.5.

jNO2: nitrogen dioxide.

kppb: parts per billion.

lPercent students are eligible for reduced-price lunch, 2015.

mPercent addresses in the previous quarter with “no-stat” currently in service. “Total No-Stat Addresses” are addresses that can be classified as “No-Stat” for many reasons, including, (1) rural route addresses that are vacant for 90 days or longer and (2) addresses for businesses or homes under construction and not yet occupied addresses.