Table 3.
Race and ethnicity among pregnant patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infections compared with individuals in Washington State
| Variable | Washington State COVID-19 in Pregnancy Collaborative (N=240)a | Washington State 2018 live births (N=86,046)b | PRc | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race and ethnicity | n | (%) | (95% CI) | n | (%) | PR | (95% CI) |
| Hispanic | 126 | (52.5) | (11.9–90.7) | 16,010 | (18.6) | 2.1 | (1.4–3.1) |
| American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic | 8 | (3.3) | (0.1–16.2) | 1206 | (1.4) | 3.8 | (1.3–9.7) |
| Asian, non-Hispanic | 8 | (3.3) | (0.3–12.6) | 8843 | (10.3) | 0.4 | (0.1–1.5) |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic | 8 | (3.3) | (0.4–11.6) | 1195 | (1.4) | 3.9 | (0.8–13.0) |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 20 | (8.3) | (0.3–36.4) | 4151 | (4.8) | 2.0 | (1.1–3.7) |
| White, non-Hispanic | 51 | (21.3) | (5.8–46.9) | 49,513 | (57.6) | 0.6 | (0.3–1.1) |
| Multiracial or otherd | 5 | (2.1) | (0.04–11.8) | 3772 | (4.4) | 1.3 | (0.4–3.1) |
| Unknown | 14 | (5.8) | (1.1–17.0) | 1356 | (1.6) | 5.9 | (2.4–13.3) |
Adapted from Washington State Department of Health.18
ACH, Accountable Community of Health; CI, confidence interval; COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019; PR, prevalence ratio; WA-DOH, Washington State Department of Health.
Lokken et al. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection rate in pregnancy. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2021.
Estimated with clustering by ACH region
2018 data from the WA-DOH’s birth data dashboard tool (Birth Certificate Data, 2000–2018, Community Health Assessment Tool)
Prevalence ratios and 95% CI were ACH weighted
For the Washington State COVID-19 in Pregnancy Collaborative, data were abstracted from the medical records. The “other” category reflects the patient’s self-reported designation of their race and ethnicity to the healthcare provider. The WA-DOH data do not include an “other” category.