TABLE 1.
County‐Level Characteristics Comparisons by COVID‐19 Mortality Rates per 100,000 population, Among All 159 Georgia Counties March 3 through April 24, 2020
| Presented as median (IQR) b | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mortality rate per 100,000 | 0.0 (no deaths) | 1.3–4.5 | 4.5–7.0 | 7.0–10.7 | 10.7–22.4 | 22.5–233.2 | |
| No. of counties | 52 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | P value a |
| Race | |||||||
| % NH‐White | 65.2 (57.4, 83.4) | 72.5 (59.7, 80.8) | 64.2 (51.7, 79.6) | 62.5 (51.1, 69.2) | 60.1 (55.7, 72.5) | 48.8 (40.6, 59.6) | 0.01 |
| % NH‐Black | 25.7 (8.4, 34.1) | 17.3 (11.2, 35.7) | 20.4 (5.6, 39.5) | 27.4 (20.4, 43.6) | 27.4 (19.2, 39.7) | 45.3 (34.7, 51.6) | <0.01 |
| % Hispanic | 3.9 (2.1, 9.0) | 5.1 (3.0, 6.5) | 5.5 (3.2, 9.6) | 6.3 (3.3, 9.6) | 4.0 (2.4, 9.6) | 2.9 (1.9, 4.4) | 0.04 |
| % Female sex | 50.9 (49.6, 51.6) | 51.1 (50.4, 51.3) | 50.9 (50.3, 51.8) | 51.4 (50.0, 51.6) | 50.7 (50.2, 51.6) | 51.0 (49.6, 52.4) | 0.90 |
| % Age 60+ | 21.6 (19.8, 25.1) | 18.4 (16.4, 21.6) | 18.9 (14.7, 22.7) | 18.6 (16.4, 20.6) | 21.0 (19.5, 22.5) | 22.5 (19.3, 24.6) | <0.01 |
| ICU c beds per 100,000 population | 0.0 (0.0, 0.0) | 14.9 (0.0, 33.0) | 6.5 (0.0, 19.6) | 23.4 (0.0, 49.9) | 0.0 (0.0, 22.0) | 0.0 (0.0, 0.0) | <0.01 |
| PCP d per 10,000 population | 3.1 (1.5, 4.2) | 5.7 (3.4, 6.5) | 5.1 (3.0, 6.1) | 6.3 (3.1, 8.7) | 3.7 (2.2, 4.8) | 2.7 (1.1, 6.1) | <0.01 |
| % Uninsured | 23.1 (21.1, 24.6) | 21.1 (18.8, 22.6) | 21.1 (18.3, 23.8) | 22.4 (20.6, 24.4) | 23.6 (21.0, 25.0) | 22.1 (21.0, 23.5) | 0.04 |
| % Income <$20,000 | 28.8 (23.6, 32.9) | 21.0 (17.0, 26.0) | 17.6 (13.3, 26.5) | 24.6 (21.2, 30.2) | 29.0 (23.0, 32.2) | 34.2 (28.4, 35.3) | <0.01 |
| % Attained college education | 13.4 (10.7, 15.2) | 18.6 (15.1, 23.7) | 23.5 (16.2, 27.8) | 18.1 (12.1, 20.6) | 13.3 (12.7, 15.3) | 11.1 (9.4, 15.1) | <0.01 |
| % Adult obesity | 31.3 (29.2, 32.9) | 31.3 (28.4, 32.2) | 28.5 (27.5, 31.7) | 30.8 (28.9, 33.0) | 32.2 (31.0, 34.0) | 32.6 (31.3, 33.6) | <0.01 |
| % Adult smoking | 23.8 (19.7, 27.5) | 21.2 (18.0, 24.6) | 17.8 (14.8, 21.2) | 17.0 (14.1, 20.6) | 23.8 (17.0, 24.6) | 21.5 (19.0, 22.9) | <0.01 |
| % Rural | 75.0 (60.7, 100.0) | 42.7 (27.2, 58.6) | 55.6 (17.1, 73.1) | 41.8 (14.9, 66.7) | 68.8 (51.6, 99.0) | 54.5 (46.9, 73.1) | <0.01 |
a
Significance determined using Kruskal‐Wallis tests, P values <0.05.
b
IQR, interquartile range.
c
ICU, 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.
d
PCP, primary care physicians.