Table. Differences in County Health and Financial Needs by Race, Holding Relief Funding Constanta.
| No. | Overall mean across counties | Excess in top-quartile Black counties, holding funding constant (95% CI) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measures of health and financial need | ||||
| COVID-19 | ||||
| Burden (mean z score) | 3124 | 0 | 0.50 (0.44 to 0.55) | <.001 |
| Cases per 100 000 | 3124 | 484.7 | 404.0 (346.6 to 461.4) | <.001 |
| Deaths per 100 000 | 3124 | 16.9 | 17.6 (15.3 to 20.0) | <.001 |
| Non–COVID-19 deaths per 100 000 | 629 | 385.3 | 33.3 (9.22 to 57.4) | .007 |
| SARS-CoV-2 case-to-test ratio, % | 1504 | 6.45 | 3.14 (2.26 to 4.02) | .02 |
| Comorbidity burden (mean z score) | 3124 | 0 | 0.73 (0.68 to 0.79) | <.001 |
| Prevalence, % | ||||
| End-stage kidney disease | 2679 | 0.22 | 0.10 (0.09 to 0.11) | <.001 |
| Diabetes | 3124 | 12.1 | 2.25 (1.93 to 2.57) | <.001 |
| Hypertension | 3123 | 39.4 | 4.63 (4.40 to 4.86) | <.001 |
| Obesity | 3124 | 32.8 | 2.91 (2.48 to 3.34) | <.001 |
| Smoking | 3123 | 17.9 | 1.19 (0.91 to 1.47) | <.001 |
| Hospital financial health (mean z score) | 3124 | 0 | −0.12 (−0.18 to −0.06) | <.001 |
| Operating margin, % | 3124 | 4.97 | −0.90 (−1.64 to −0.15) | .02 |
| Cash on hand, d | 3124 | 133.3 | −15.2 (−23.9 to −6.41) | .001 |
Abbreviations: COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019; SARS-CoV-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.
a
Further details on data sources are provided in eTables 1 and 2 in the Supplement. Data on COVID-19 deaths and cases and SARS-CoV-2 tests are cumulative, recorded on June 28, 2020. Data on non–COVID-19 deaths per 100 000 are recorded from February 1 to July 1, 2020.