Table 1. Characteristics of Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 With 911 Emergency Medical Services Encounters.
| Characteristic | No. (%) | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All patients (N = 124) | Residence in long-term care facility (n = 56) | Residence other than long-term care facility (n = 68) | ||
| Age, mean (SD), y | 75.7 (13.2) | 80.7 (9.7) | 71.4 (14.3) | <.001 |
| Women | 66 (53.2) | 30 (53.6) | 36 (52.9) | .72 |
| Chronic health conditions | ||||
| None reported or missing | 19 (15.3) | 6 (10.7) | 13 (19.1) | .08 |
| 1 | 21 (16.9) | 7 (12.5) | 14 (20.6) | |
| 2 | 37 (29.8) | 15 (26.8) | 22 (32.4) | |
| ≥3 | 47 (37.9) | 28 (50.0) | 19 (27.9) | |
| Individual health conditions | ||||
| Hypertension | 44 (35.5) | 20 (35.7) | 24 (35.3) | .99 |
| Any cardiac disease | 41 (33.1) | 20 (35.7) | 21 (30.9) | .70 |
| Cardiomyopathy | 21 (16.9) | 15 (26.8) | 6 (8.8) | .02 |
| Atrial fibrillation or other arrhythmias | 16 (12.9) | 11 (19.6) | 5 (7.4) | .06 |
| Any lung diseasea | 26 (21.0) | 15 (26.8) | 11 (16.2) | .19 |
| Diabetes | 25 (20.2) | 9 (16.1) | 16 (23.5) | .37 |
| Dementia | 23 (18.5) | 16 (28.6) | 7 (10.3) | .01 |
| Neurologic or other | 12 (9.7) | 7 (12.5) | 5 (7.4) | .55 |
| Stroke or TIA | 11 (8.9) | 5 (8.9) | 6 (8.8) | .99 |
| Kidney disease or dialysis | 7 (5.6) | 6 (10.7) | 1 (1.5) | .04 |
| Cancer | 5 (4.0) | 4 (7.1) | 1 (1.5) | .17 |
| Immunocompromised | 4 (3.2) | 1 (1.8) | 3 (4.4) | .63 |
| Otherb | 15 (12.1) | 8 (14.3) | 7 (10.3) | .99 |
| Recent history of pneumonia | 18 (14.5) | 10 (17.9) | 8 (11.8) | .60 |
| Mortalityc | 65 (52.4) | 41 (73.2) | 24 (35.3) | <.001 |
Abbreviation: TIA, transient ischemic attack.
a
Lung disease included chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (13 patients), asthma (7 patients), chronic bronchitis (1 patient), sarcoidosis (1 patient), and other (4 patients).
b
Other health conditions included thromboembolic disease (10 patients), affective disorders (4 patients), and liver disease (1 patient).
c
Mortality data were available through June 1, 2020.