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

Table 2.

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

Patient Characteristics CD with COVID-19 CD without COVID-19 P UC with COVID-19 UC without COVID-19 P
No. patients 4630 113 505 4235 70 100
Female N (%) 2537 (54.8%) 64 925 (57.2%) .13 2215 (49.1%) 36 662 (52.3%) .06
Mean age (years) 61.45 yrs. 55.89 yrs. <.01 64.24 yrs. 60.58 yrs. <.01
Race N (%) <.01 .06
 White 3394 (73.3%) 91 258 (80.4%) 3337 (76.2%) 55 239 (78.8%)
 African American 676 (14.6%) 13 734 (12.1%) 385 (9.5%) 6379 (9.1%)
 Hispanic 407 (8.8%) 4994 (4.4%) 322 (10%) 5328 (7.6%)
 Other 153 (3.3%) 3519 (3.1%) 191 (4.2%) 3155 (4.5%)
Charlson Comorbidity Index N (%) <.01 <.01
 0 1301 (28.1%) 38 138 (33.6%) 1207 (30.8%) 19 979 (28.5%)
 1 1046 (22.6%) 22 814 (20.1%) 885 (23.5%) 14 651 (20.9%)
 2 852 (18.4%) 17 480 (15.4%) 656 (16.1%) 10 866 (15.5%)
 3 or more 1435 (31%) 34 959 (30.8%) 1486 (29.6%) 24 605 (35.1%)
Chronic Comorbid Conditions N (%)
Hypertension 9 (0.2%) 340 (0.3%) .83 13 (0.2%) 210 (0.3%) .59
Diabetes Mellitus 37 (0.8%) 908 (0.8%) .93 34 (0.6%) 561 (0.8%) .43
Chronic Kidney Disease <.01 .02
 Stage 2 42 (0.9%) 1135 (1%) 38 (0.9%) 631 (0.9%)
 Stage 3 167 (3.6%) 7718 (6.8%) 284 (3.8%) 4697 (6.7%)
 Stage 4 153 (3.3%) 3178 (2.8%) 93 (2.5%) 1542 (2.2%)
 Stage 5 9 (0.2%) 340 (0.3%) 8 (0.4%) 140 (0.2%)
 Unspecified 208 (4.5%) 3859 (3.4%) 136 (3.2%) 2243 (3.2%)
End-Stage Renal Disease 134 (2.9%) 3859 (3.4%) .39 119 (2.4%) 1963 (2.8%) .44
Chronic Pulmonary Disease 1403 (30.3%) 29 284 (25.8%) <.01 1016 (25.9%) 16 824 (24%) .2
Congestive Heart Failure 838 (18.1%) 18 955 (16.7%) .24 762 (16.1%) 12 618 (18%) .16
Median Income Based on Zip Codes .2 .06
 $1-$38 999 1361 (29.4%) 30 192 (26.6%) 936 (25.2%) 15 492 (22.1%)
 $39 000-$47 999 1227 (26.5%) 31 214 (27.5%) 1118 (27%) 18 506 (26.4%)
 $48 000-$62 999 1000 (21.6%) 27 241 (24%) 1063 (25.2%) 17 595 (25.1%)
 >$63 000 1042 (22.5%) 24 857 (21.9%) 1118 (22.7%) 18 506 (26.4%)
Insurance Provider N (%) <.01
 Medicare 2658 (57.4%) 56 639 (49.9%) 2283 (56.7%) 37 784 (53.9%)
 Medicaid 468 (10.1%) 18 387 (16.2%) 534 (8.6%) 8833 (12.6%)
 Private 1421 (30.7%) 34 278 (30.2%) 1292 (32.8%) 21 381 (30.5%)
 Self-Pay 83 (1.8%) 4200 (3.7%) 127 (1.8%) 2103 (3%)
Hospital Characteristics
Hospital teaching Status N (%) .08 .1
 Nonteaching 1278 (27.6%) 28 376 (25%) 983 (25.6%) 16 263 (23.2%)
 Teaching 3352 (72.4%) 85 129 (75%) 3252 (74.4%) 53 837 (76.8%)
Hospital Bed Size N (%) .53 .11
 Small 1102 (23.8%) 25 312 (22.3%) 919 (22.8%) 15212 (21.7%)
 Medium 1278 (27.6%) 31 100 (27.4%) 1169 (24.2%) 19 348 (27.6%)
 Large 2250 (48.6%) 57 093 (50.3%) 2147 (53%) 35 541 (50.7%)
Hospital Region N (%) .03 <.01
 Northeast 857 (18.5%) 23 836 (21%) 966 (23%) 15 983 (22.8%)
 Midwest 1287 (27.8%) 27 922 (24.6%) 940 (27.9%) 15 562 (22.2%)
 South 1889 (40.8%) 44 494 (39.2%) 1478 (32.2%) 24 465 (34.9%)
 West 602 (13%) 17 253 (15.2%) 851 (16.9%) 14 090 (20.1%)