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. 2023 Sep 19;30(8):1334–1344. doi: 10.1093/ibd/izad200

Table 1.

Baseline patient and hospital characteristics for hospitalized cases of IBD with and without COVID-19 infection.

Patient Characteristics IBD with COVID-19 IBD without COVID-19 P
No. of patients 8865 183 604
Female N (%) 4618 (52.1%) 101 716.6 (55.4%) <.01
Mean age (years) 62.78 yrs. 57.68 yrs.
Race N (%) <.01
 White 6621(74.7%) 146 516 (79.8%)
 African American 1081 (12.2%) 20 013 (10.9%)
 Hispanic 833 (9.4%) 10 282 (5.6%)
 Other 328 (3.7%) 6793 (3.7%)
Charlson Comorbidity Index N (%) <.01
 0 2606 (29.4%) 58 202 (31.7%)
 1 2038 (23%) 37 455 (20.4%)
 2 1533 (17.3%) 28 458 (15.5%)
 3 or more 2686(30.3%) 59 488 (32.4%)
Chronic Comorbid Conditions N (%)
Hypertension 178 (0.2%) 551 (0.3%) .63
Diabetes mellitus 62 (0.7%) 1469 (0.8%) .55
Chronic kidney disease <.01
 Stage 2 80 (0.9%) 1836 (1%)
 Stage 3 328 (3.7%) 12 485 (6.8%)
 Stage 4 257 (2.9%) 4590 (2.5%)
 Stage 5 267 (0.3%) 551 (0.3%)
 Unspecified 346 (3.9%) 6059 (3.3%)
End-stage renal disease 239(2.7%) 5875 (3.2%) .19
Chronic pulmonary disease 2500 (28.2%) 46 085 (25.1%) <.01
Congestive heart failure 1516 (17.1%) 31 580 (17.2%) .98
Median Income Based on Zip Codes .15
 $1-$38 999 2429 (27.4%) 45 717 (24.9%)
 $39 000-$47 999 2367 (26.7%) 49 573(27%)
 $48 000-$62 999 2065 (23.3%) 44 799 (24.4%)
 >$63 000 2003 (22.6%) 43 330 (23.6%)
Insurance Provider N (%) <.01
 Medicare 5061(57.1%) 94 556 (51.5%)
 Medicaid 833 (9.4%) 27 173 (14.8%)
 Private 2810 (31.7%) 55 632(30.3%)
 Self-Pay 159 (1.8%) 6242(3.4%)
Hospital Characteristics
Hospital Teaching Status N (%) .03
 Nonteaching 2366 (26.7%) 44 616 (24.3%)
 Teaching 6497 (73.3%) 138 988 (75.7%)
Hospital Bed Size N (%) .33
 Small 2154 (22.9%) 40 576 (22.1%)
 Medium 2455(26.1%) 50 491 (27.5%)
 Large 4798(51%) 92 720 (50.5%)
Hospital Region N (%) <.01
 Large metropolitan 18 256(20.6%) 39 842 (21.7%)
 Small metropolitan 2464 (27.8%) 43 514 (23.7%)
 Micropolitan areas 3253 (36.7%) 69 035 (37.6%)
 Others 13 112 (14.8%) 31 396 (17.1%)