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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Health Aff (Millwood). 2020 Nov;39(11):1926–1934. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2020.01081

Exhibit 4:

Association between race/ethnicity and odds of hospitalization or hazards of death in patients with positive coronavirus disease 2019 infection

Variable Hospitalization adjusted odds ratio (n = 2,219)a Mortality adjusted hazard ratio, (n = 2,219)b
Race/ethnicity
 Non-Hispanic White Ref Ref
 Non-Hispanic Black 2.15**** 1.11
 Hispanic 2.03*** 2.09**
Sex
 Female Ref Ref
 Male 1.66**** 1.02
Age 1.05**** 1.07****
Location
 Milwaukee County 0.65 1.46
 Waukesha County 0.61 1.21
 Washington/Ozaukee County 0.59 0.47
 Racine/Kenosha County 0.34** 1.35
 Other county/out of state Ref Ref
Primary payor
 Managed care/commercial Ref Ref
 Medicare 3.83**** 1.75
 Medicaid 4.71**** 1.91
 Self-pay/uninsured 1.66 1.13
Tobacco use status
 Nonsmoker Ref Ref
 Current smoker 1.60** 0.71
 Former smoker 1.35** 1.47*
Count of comorbidities
 0 Ref Ref
 1–2 0.85 0.59
 3–4 0.54*** 0.73
 5+ 0.72* 1.25

SOURCE The Froedtert and the Medical College of Wisconsin Epic medical record.

NOTE

a

Unadjusted odds ratios for model limited to race/ethnicity variables: non-Hispanic White, reference; non-Hispanic Black, 2.13 (p < 0.001); Hispanic, 1.42 (p < 0.10).

b

Unadjusted hazard ratios for model limited to race/ethnicity variables: non-Hispanic White, reference; non-Hispanic Black, 1.32 (p > 0.10); Hispanic, 1.35 (p > 0.10).

*

p < 0.10

**

p < 0.05

***

p < 0.01

****

p < 0.001