Table 2.
County-Level Characteristics Comparisons by Quintiles of COVID-19 Case-Fatality Rate, Among Texas Counties through April 8, 2020
| 0.00% (No Deaths) | 0.6–2.0% | 2.1–3.9% | 4.0–9.9% | > 10% | p valuea | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 206 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | ||
| Presented as median (IQR)b | ||||||
| Race | ||||||
| % NH-White | 63.0 (45.9–76.0) | 51.4 (32.6–60.6) | 51.8 (46.1–64.2) | 63.2 (56.9–66.0) | 70.7 (59.6–81.9) | 0.05 |
| % NH-Black | 3.0 (0.9–6.9) | 10.4 (6.1–16.4) | 7.0 (6.0–16.1) | 8.8 (2.6–17.6) | 3.4 (1.7–16.9) | < 0.01 |
| % Hispanic | 26.0 (16.1–48.5) | 26.1 (22.0–39.9) | 24.8 (17.5–37.3) | 23.6 (17.9–33.1) | 12.2 (8.3–25.4) | 0.28 |
| % Female sex | 50.3 (48.6–50.8) | 50.7 (50.3–51.0) | 50.7 (50.4–51.1) | 50.6 (49.5–50.8) | 50.7 (49.7–50.8) | 0.15 |
| % Age 65+ | 16.6 (13.8–20.3) | 9.5 (8.5–11.4) | 11.2 (10.2–13.2) | 12.7 (10.9–13.9) | 16.6 (13.4–19.1) | < 0.01 |
| ICUc beds per 100,000 population | 0 (0–0) | 22.7 (16.7–25.7) | 35.8 (25.8- 82.7) | 16.3 (12.0- 23.1) | 0 (0–18.8) | < 0.01 |
| PCPd per 1,000 population | 1.3 (0.4–4.1) | 0.1 (0–0.2) | 0.4 (0.2–0.5) | 0.4 (0.2–1.0) | 1.2 (0.5–1.6) | < 0.01 |
| % Could not visit due to cost | 22.6 (16.3–26.4) | 18.7 (14.25–22.5) | 17.8 (15.9–20.7) | 19.8 (14.6–22.6) | 17.6 (11.6–21.0) | 0.11 |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 (4.8–7.0) | 6.7 (6.0–7.4) | 6.1 (4.7–7.1) | 6.4 (5.5–6.8) | 6.1 (5.6–9.9) | 0.18 |
| % Adult obesity | 29.6 (28.8–31.2) | 28.9 (26.1–29.9) | 28.7 (28.1–31.8) | 29.8 (28.6–31.2) | 29.7 (29.1–31.0) | 0.22 |
| % Adult smoking | 22.1 (18.5–28.2) | 14 (11.0–15.5) | 19.5 (17.6–21.7) | 18.35 (13.4–22.5) | 22.5 (19–26.5) | < 0.01 |
aSignificance determined using Kruskal–Wallis tests, p values < 0.05
bIQR = interquartile range
cICU = intensive care unit, ICU bed tally does not include Veterans Affairs hospitals, which are sure to play a role in treating COVID-19 patients, because VA hospitals do not file cost reports to CMS
dPCP = primary care physicians