Table 3.
Young adult COVID-19 individual medical vulnerability conditions, ages 18–25 years, rates and differences NHIS 2016–2018
| Asthma (current), % (N) 95% CI | Heart condition, % (N) 95% CI | Immune conditionb, % (N) 95% CI | Diabetes, % (N) 95% CI | Liver condition, % (N) 95% CI | BMI ≥40 kg/m2, % (N) 95% CI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full sample | 8.6 (760) | .5 (34) | 2.4 (212) | 1.2 (101) | .6 (45) | 3.0 (240) |
| Sex | ||||||
| Female | 10.0 (443) | .5 (16) | 3.2 (144) | 1.2 (58) | .6 (20) | 3.3 (149) |
| 1.1–1.7∗a | 1.4–3.2∗∗ | .6–1.8 | .9–1.8 | |||
| MaleRef | 7.3 (317) | .6 (18) | 1.6 (68) | 1.1 (43) | .6 (25) | 2.6 (91) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||
| NH whiteRef | 9.2 (474) | .5 (18) | 3.1 (154) | 1.1 (60) | .5 (26) | 2.7 (132) |
| NH black | 11.0 (108) | .4 (3) | 1.4 (18) | 1.4 (15) | .3 (2) | 4.4 (44) |
| .9–1.6 | 1.1–2.7 | |||||
| Hispanic | 6.2 (108) | .5 (9) | 1.3 (21) | 1.1 (15) | 1.1 (15) | 2.9 (44) |
| .5–.9∗ | .7–1.7 | |||||
| NH Asian | 4.3 (21) | .1 (1) | 1.0 (3) | .3 (3) | .1 (2) | .5 (2) |
| -- | -- | |||||
| NH other | 13.2 (49) | 1.5 (3) | 4.9 (16) | 2.8 (8) | 0 (0) | 5.5 (18) |
| 1.0–2.3 | -- | |||||
| Income category | ||||||
| <100% FPL | 10.7 (300) | .6 (10) | 2.5 (68) | 1.7 (46) | .6 (14) | 3.2 (79) |
| 1.0–1.8 | .8–2.4 | .9–2.7 | ||||
| 100%–<200% FPL | 8.6 (166) | .6 (9) | 2.6 (51) | 1.4 (22) | .4 (6) | 3.6 (56) |
| .8–1.4 | .8–2.7 | 1.0–3.1 | ||||
| 200%–<400% FPL | 7.6 (165) | .5 (8) | 2.8 (61) | 1.1 (24) | .6 (13) | 3.1 (71) |
| .7–1.2 | .9–2.7 | .9–2.5 | ||||
| ≥400% FPLRef | 8.1 (129) | .5 (7) | 1.8 (31) | .7 (8) | .7 (11) | 2.1 (34) |
| Insurance status | ||||||
| Full-year insuredRef | 8.8 (623) | .5 (26) | 2.5 (172) | 1.1 (73) | .5 (32) | 2.5 (172) |
| Partial-year uninsured | 10.5 (85) | .5 (4) | 2.2 (22) | 2.4 (21) | 1.1 (8) | 4.5 (40) |
| .9–1.6 | 1.2–2.9∗ | |||||
| Full-year uninsured | 5.1 (33) | .9 (4) | 1.6 (15) | 1.1 (6) | .8 (4) | 3.4 (17) |
| .4–.9 | -- |
Ref indicates referent group.
Italicized estimates and % indicate rate are not reliable because relative standard error (RSE) exceeds 25%, and bolded values highlight significant differences.
COVID-19 = coronavirus disease 2019; FPL = Federal Poverty Level; NH = non-Hispanic; NHIS: National Health Interview Survey.
a
Significance and 95% confidence levels based on odds ratios; ∗p < .01, ∗∗p < .001.
b
Composite of arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, lupus, or fibromyalgia.