Table 2.
Baseline Characteristics by Race and Ethnicity Among Admitted COVID-19 Patients
| Characteristics | White (n = 620) | Latinx (n = 470) | African American (n = 209) | Asian American (n = 50) | Others (n = 140) | P Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median age (IQR), y | 72 (60–83) | 52 (41–65) | 60 (50–70) | 61 (46–73) | 60 (47–75) | <.0001 |
| Age category | <.0001 | |||||
| 18–40 y | 39 (6) | 106 (22) | 28 (13) | 7 (14) | 21 (15) | |
| 41–60 y | 124 (20) | 214 (46) | 79 (38) | 18 (36) | 52 (37) | |
| >60 y | 457 (74) | 150 (32) | 102 (49) | 25 (50) | 67 (48) | |
| Male gender | 343 (55) | 265 (56) | 111 (53) | 31 (62) | 90 (64) | .25 |
| Comorbidities | ||||||
| Last BMIa | .0002 | |||||
| ≤30 kg/m2 | 373 (60) | 219 (47) | 115 (55) | 38 (76) | 78 (56) | |
| 30–40 kg/m2 | 193 (31) | 194 (41) | 70 (33) | 9 (18) | 45 (32) | |
| >40 kg/m2 | 47 (8) | 37 (8) | 18 (9) | 0 (0) | 9 (6) | |
| Smoking statusb | <.0001 | |||||
| Current | 32 (5) | 16 (3) | 13 (6) | 1 (2) | 2 (1) | |
| Former | 273 (44) | 76 (16) | 57 (27) | 10 (20) | 31 (22) | |
| Never | 280 (45) | 308 (66) | 116 (56) | 33 (66) | 64 (46) | |
| Comorbidities | ||||||
| Diabetes mellitus | 208 (34) | 151 (32) | 80 (38) | 18 (36) | 40 (28) | .38 |
| Hyperlipidemia | 296 (48) | 126 (27) | 59 (28) | 21 (42) | 32 (23) | <.0001 |
| Hypertension | 363 (59) | 159 (34) | 115 (55) | 26 (52) | 49 (35) | <.0001 |
| Obstructive lung disease | 124 (20) | 49 (10) | 32 (15) | 8 (16) | 12 (8) | <.0001 |
| Interstitial lung disease | 7 (1) | 3 (0.6) | 1 (0.5) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | .56 |
| Coronary artery disease | 98 (16) | 23 (5) | 11 (5) | 6 (12) | 7 (5) | <.0001 |
| CHF | 55 (9) | 10 (2) | 16 (8) | 2 (4) | 3 (2) | <.0001 |
| Cerebrovascular disease | 42 (7) | 12 (3) | 12 (6) | 1 (2) | 6 (4) | .02 |
| Obstructive sleep apnea | 52 (8) | 11 (2) | 11 (5) | 1 (2) | 6 (4) | .0003 |
| CKD | 114 (18) | 34 (7) | 24 (11) | 5 (10) | 7 (5) | <.0001 |
| Transplantation | 7 (1) | 8 (2) | 7 (3) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | .07 |
| Auto-immune diseases | 36 (6) | 15 (3) | 8 (4) | 0 (0) | 2 (1) | .04 |
| Malignancy | 77 (12) | 19 (4) | 12 (6) | 0 (0) | 7 (5) | <.0001 |
| Total comorbidities | <.0001 | |||||
| 0 | 109 (18) | 198 (42) | 55 (26) | 15 (30) | 57 (41) | |
| 1–2 | 224 (36) | 151 (32) | 73 (35) | 16 (32) | 55 (39) | |
| >2 | 287 (46) | 121 (26) | 81 (39) | 19 (38) | 28 (20) | |
| Requiring critical care | 184 (30) | 182 (39) | 68 (33) | 12 (24) | 38 (27) | .007 |
| Outcome | ||||||
| Death | 140 (23) | 33 (7) | 27 (13) | 3 (6) | 15 (11) | <.0001 |
| Discharged to home | 259 (42) | 299 (64) | 115 (55) | 32 (64) | 92 (66) | <.0001 |
| Discharged to SNF | 82 (13) | 19 (4) | 15 (7) | 2 (4) | 8 (6) | <.0001 |
| Discharged to rehab/STF | 33 (5) | 18 (4) | 8 (4) | 3 (6) | 5 (3) | .69 |
| Still in hospital | 106 (17) | 101 (21) | 44 (21) | 10 (20) | 20 (14) | .19 |
| Length of stay, median (IQR), d | 8 (5–13) | 7 (4–14) | 7 (4–13) | 7.5 (5–12) | 7 (4–12) | .57 |
Data are presented as No. (%) unless otherwise indicated.
Abbreviations: BMI, nody mass index; SNF, skilled nursing facility; STF, short-term facility.
aData missing for 3% of population.
bData missing for 12% of population.