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. 2020 Apr 12;159(1):373–375.e2. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2020.04.017

Supplementary Table 1.

Clinical Characteristics of Patients Who Tested Positive Compared to Patients Who Tested Negative for COVID-19

Characteristics COVID-19 positive (n = 278) COVID-19 negative (n = 238) P value
Age, y, n (%) .73
 18–30 31 (11) 31 (13)
 31–50 69 (25) 51 (21)
 51–70 103 (37) 86 (36)
 >70 75 (27) 70 (29)
Sex, n (%) .13
 Male 145 (52) 108 (45)
 Female 133 (48) 130 (55)
Race, n (%) .29
 White 84 (30) 88 (37)
 Black 77 (28) 68 (29)
 Asian 4 (1.4) 3 (1.3)
 Other or unknown 113 (41) 79 (33)
Ethnicity, n (%) .14
 Hispanic 107 (39) 72 (30)
 Non-Hispanic 114 (41) 114 (48)
 Other or unknown 57 (21) 52 (22)
Body mass index, kg/m2, n (%) <.01
 <25.0 (normal or underweight) 25 (9.0) 53 (22)
 25.0–29.9 (overweight) 43 (16) 41 (17)
 ≥30.0 (obese) 47 (17) 44 (19)
 Not recorded 163 (59) 100 (42)
Care setting of testing, n (%) .90
 Outpatient clinic 23 (8.0) 19 (8.0)
 Emergency department 255 (92) 219 (92)
Regional location of testing, n (%) <.01
 Manhattan, New York City 201 (72) 201 (85)
 Brooklyn, New York City 52 (19) 27 (11)
 Westchester County, New York 25 (9.0) 10 (4.2)
Clinical outcomes, n (%)a .05
 Hospital admission 207 (74) 171 (72)
 ICU admission 44 (16) 20 (8.4)
 Death 9 (3.2) 3 (1.3)

NOTE. Column percentages are shown.

a

Duration of follow-up time ranged from 5 to 18 days.