Table 1.
Resident Characteristics
| COVID-19 Confirmed (n = 1538) |
COVID-19 Ruled Out (n = 2469) |
Total Study Population (N = 4007) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men (n = 554) | Woman (n = 984) | P Value (Men vs Woman) | Total (n = 1538) | Total | P Value (Confirmed vs Ruled Out) | Total | |
| Age, y mean (SD) | 82 (8.8) | 85 (8.4) | <.001 | 84 (8.7) | 83 (10.4) | .02 | 84 (9.8) |
| Women | — | — | — | 64 | 61 | .07 | 62 |
| Ward type | |||||||
| Psychogeriatric | 42 | 50 | .003 | 47 | 39 | <.001 | 42 |
| Somatic | 18 | 19 | .81 | 19 | 21 | .12 | 20 |
| Rehabilitation or short-term care | 18 | 16 | .35 | 16 | 17 | .48 | 17 |
| Other | 1 | 1 | .46 | 1 | 2 | .25 | 2 |
| Unknown | 21 | 14 | .001 | 17 | 21 | .001 | 19 |
| Comorbidity | |||||||
| (n = 547∗) | (n = 978∗) | (n = 1525∗) | (n = 2436∗) | (n = 3961∗) | |||
| Dementia | 58 | 64 | .02 | 62 | 51 | <.001 | 59 |
| Cardiovascular disease | 56 | 47 | <.001 | 50 | 49 | .28 | 53 |
| Cerebrovascular disease | 47 | 38 | .001 | 41 | 41 | .98 | 44 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 25 | 27 | .53 | 26 | 25 | .28 | 27 |
| Chronic respiratory disease | 20 | 16 | .09 | 18 | 21 | .02 | 21 |
| Reduced kidney function | 19 | 18 | .61 | 18 | 19 | .66 | 20 |
| Parkinson disease | 9 | 5 | .001 | 6 | 7 | .53 | 7 |
Unless otherwise noted, values are percentages.
∗
Total number of residents with data on comorbidity.