TABLE. Demographic characteristics and underlying conditions among school-aged children aged 5–11 years and 12–17 years* with positive test results for SARS-CoV-2 (N = 233,474) — United States, March 1–September 19, 2020.
| Characteristic | Age group, no. (%) |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| All (N = 277,285) | 5–11 yrs (n = 101,503) | 12–17 yrs (n = 175,782) | |
|
Sex†
| |||
| Female |
140,755 (50.8) |
50,096 (49.4) |
90,659 (51.6) |
| Male |
136,530 (49.2) |
51,407 (50.6) |
85,123 (48.4) |
| Median age, yrs |
13 |
8 |
15 |
|
Symptom status
| |||
| Yes |
161,751 (58.3) |
56,917 (56.1) |
104,834 (59.6) |
| No |
12,806 (4.6) |
5,985 (5.9) |
6,821 (3.9) |
| Missing/Unknown |
102,728 (37.0) |
38,601 (38.0) |
64,127 (36.5) |
|
Race/Ethnicity
§
| |||
| Hispanic/Latino |
67,275 (41.7) |
27,539 (45.9) |
39,736 (39.2) |
| White, non-Hispanic |
52,229 (32.4) |
15,503 (25.8) |
36,726 (36.2) |
| Black, non-Hispanic |
27,963 (17.3) |
11,315 (18.8) |
16,648 (16.4) |
| A/PI, non-Hispanic |
4,541 (2.8) |
1,932 (3.2) |
2,609 (2.6) |
| AI/AN, non-Hispanic |
3,044 (1.9) |
1,342 (2.2) |
1,702 (1.7) |
| Multiracial/Other race |
6,335 (3.9) |
2,421 (4.0) |
3,914 (3.9) |
| Unknown¶ |
115,898 (N/A) |
41,451 (N/A) |
74,447 (N/A) |
|
Underlying condition
| |||
| Any |
7,738 (2.8) |
2,396(2.4) |
5,342 (3.0) |
| Chronic lung disease** |
4,214 (54.5) |
1,441 (60.1) |
2,773 (51.9) |
| Disability†† |
714 (9.2) |
251 (10.5) |
463 (8.7) |
| Immunosuppression |
526 (6.8) |
193 (8.1) |
333 (6.2) |
| Diabetes mellitus |
476 (6.2) |
88 (3.7) |
388 (7.3) |
| Psychological/Psychiatric |
445 (5.8) |
60 (2.5) |
385 (7.2) |
| Cardiovascular disease |
363 (4.7) |
128(5.3) |
235 (4.4) |
| Current/Former smoker§§ |
334 (4.3) |
11 (0.5) |
323 (6.0) |
| Severe obesity (BMI ≥40 kg/m2) |
315 (4.1) |
70 (2.9) |
245 (4.6) |
| Chronic kidney disease |
116 (1.5) |
47 (2.0) |
69 (1.3) |
| Hypertension |
94 (1.2) |
13 (0.5) |
81 (1.5) |
| Autoimmune |
87 (1.1) |
16 (0.7) |
71 (1.3) |
| Chronic liver disease |
64 (0.8) |
14 (0.6) |
50 (0.9) |
| Substance abuse/use |
34 (0.4) |
0 (0.0) |
34 (0.6) |
| Other¶¶ |
1,326 (17.1) |
419 (17.5) |
907 (17.0) |
|
Outcome
| |||
| Hospitalized*** |
3,240 (1.2) |
1,021 (1.0) |
2,219 (1.3) |
| ICU admission††† |
404 (0.1) |
145 (0.1) |
259 (0.1) |
| Died§§§ | 51 (<0.1) | 20 (<0.1) | 31 (<0.1) |
Abbreviations: A/PI = Asian/Pacific Islander; AI/AN = American Indian/Alaska Native; BMI = body mass index; COVID-19 = coronavirus disease 2019; ICU = intensive care unit.; N/A = not available.
* Age was missing for 1.9% of all persons with positive test results; the proportion aged 5–17 years cannot be determined.
† Among 281,116 persons aged 5–17 years with COVID-19, sex was missing, unknown, or other for 3,831 (1.4%).
§ Persons for whom ethnicity was missing (i.e., not reported as either “Hispanic” or “non-Hispanic”) were categorized has having missing race/ethnicity.
¶ Missing data were excluded from the denominator for calculating percentage of each racial/ethnic group. Missing rates did not differ by age group. Multiracial/other race includes persons reported as American Indian/Alaskan Native, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, multiracial, and persons of another race without further specification.
** Chronic lung disease includes asthma, emphysema, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
†† Disability includes neurologic and neurodevelopmental disorders (e.g., seizure disorders, autism spectrum disorders, and developmental delay), intellectual and physical disabilities, vision or hearing impairment, genetic disorders and inherited metabolic disorders, and blood disorders (e.g., sickle cell disease and hemophilia).
§§ Checked the box on the case report form for either “current smoker” or “former smoker.”
¶¶ Other includes conditions not listed elsewhere, conditions with no specific autoimmune etiology, endocrine disorders other than diabetes (e.g., polycystic ovarian disease, hypothyroidism, and hyperthyroidism), gastrointestinal disorders (e.g., gastritis or gastroesophageal reflux), obstructive sleep apnea, allergies/atopy, anemia (etiology not specified), history of cancer in remission, and other conditions that did not fall under the specified categories.
*** Hospitalization status. 5–11 years: missing/unknown = 44,300 (43.6%); 12–17 years: missing/unknown = 79,411 (45.2%).
††† ICU admission status. 5–11 years: missing/unknown = 90,405 (89.0%); 12–17 years: missing/unknown = 154,662 (88.0%).
§§§ Mortality status. 5–11 years: missing/unknown = 47,006 (46.3%); 12–17 years: missing/unknown = 83,479 (47.5%).