Table 2.
COVID‐19 Experiences Among 587 Patients With Hypertension From 36 FQHC Clinics in Louisiana and Mississippi
| Characteristic | Tested Positive For COVID‐19, N (%) | Exposure to Someone With Confirmed COVID‐19, N (%) | Family or Friend With COVID‐19, N (%) | Loss of Family or Friend Due to COVID‐19, N (%) | Laid Off or Furloughed Due to COVID‐19, N (%) | Required to Working at High Risk Job For COVID‐19 infection, N (%) | Loss of Health Insurance During COVID‐19, N (%) | Shortages of Food During COVID‐19, N (%) | Loneliness Due to Quarantine, N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 16 (2.7) | 43 (7.3) | 147 (25.1) | 90 (15.3) | 85 (14.5) | 85 (14.5) | 17 (2.9) | 93 (15.9) | 154 (26.5) |
| Sex | |||||||||
| Female | 12 (3.4) | 31 (8.9) | 89 (25.5) | 65 (18.6) † | 54 (15.4) | 46 (13.1) | 9 (2.6) | 63 (18.0) | 102 (29.5) |
| Male | 4 (1.7) | 12 (5.1) | 57 (24.2) | 25 (10.6) † | 31 (13.1) | 39 (16.5) | 8 (3.4) | 29 (12.3) | 52 (22.2) |
| Race | |||||||||
| Black | 15 (3.9)* | 37 (9.7) † | 111 (29.2) † | 74 (19.4) † | 61 (16.0) | 59 (15.5) | 11 (2.9) | 65 (17.1) | 98 (26.1) |
| Non‐Black | 1 (0.5)* | 6 (2.9) † | 36 (17.5) † | 16 (7.8) † | 24 (11.7) | 26 (12.6) | 6 (2.9) | 28 (13.6) | 56 (27.2) |
| Age | |||||||||
| ≥65 y | 3 (1.9) | 9 (5.8) | 32 (20.6) | 24 (15.5) | 10 (6.5) † | 9 (5.8) † | 2 (1.3) | 9 (5.8) ‡ | 36 (23.5) |
| <65 y | 13 (3.0) | 34 (7.9) | 115 (26.7) | 66 (15.3) | 75 (17.4) † | 76 (17.6) † | 15 (3.5) | 84 (19.5) ‡ | 118 (27.6) |
| High school education or higher | |||||||||
| Yes | 12 (2.7) | 36 (8.0) | 122 (27.1)* | 79 (17.5) † | 72 (15.9) | 76 (16.8) † | 15 (3.3) | 73 (16.2) | 115 (25.7) |
| No | 4 (3.0) | 7 (5.2) | 25 (18.7)* | 11 (8.2) † | 13 (9.7) | 9 (6.7) † | 2 (1.5) | 20 (14.9) | 38 (28.8) |
| Type of insurance | |||||||||
| Public | 13 (3.1) | 28 (6.6) | 108 (25.6) | 66 (15.6) | 55 (13.0) | 42 (10.0) ‡ | 10 (2.4) | 70 (16.6) | 124 (29.6)* |
| Private | 1 (1.3) | 10 (12.8) | 19 (24.7) | 9 (11.5) | 12 (15.4) | 26 (33.3) ‡ | 3 (3.8) | 6 (7.7) | 14 (18.4)* |
| Uninsured | 2 (2.3) | 5 (5.8) | 20 (23.3) | 15 (17.4) | 18 (20.9) | 17 (19.8) ‡ | 4 (4.7) | 17 (19.8) | 16 (18.8)* |
| Employment | |||||||||
| Employed | 7 (3.2) | 25 (11.6) † | 63 (29.3) | 41 (19.0)* | 67 (31.0) ‡ | 78 (36.1) ‡ | 13 (6.0) † | 39 (18.1) | 53 (24.7) |
| Retired | 5 (2.4) | 11 (5.2) † | 51 (24.2) | 31 (14.7)* | 7 (3.3) ‡ | 0 (0.0) ‡ | 2 (0.9) † | 24 (11.4) | 62 (29.8) |
| Unemployed | 4 (2.7) | 6 (4.1) † | 28 (18.9) | 14 (9.5)* | 10 (6.8) ‡ | 7 (4.7) ‡ | 2 (1.4) † | 28 (19.0) | 36 (24.7) |
| Body mass index, kg/m2 | |||||||||
| <25 | 0 (0.0) | 2 (3.4) | 16 (27.6) | 11 (19.0) | 8 (13.8) | 10 (17.2) | 0 (0.0) | 11 (19.0) | 17 (29.8) |
| 25‐29.9 | 3 (2.3) | 7 (5.3) | 32 (24.4) | 22 (16.8) | 16 (12.2) | 17 (13.0) | 6 (4.6) | 18 (13.7) | 36 (28.1) |
| ≥30 | 13 (3.4) | 33 (8.6) | 97 (25.3) | 55 (14.3) | 59 (15.3) | 57 (14.8) | 11 (2.9) | 63 (16.4) | 99 (25.8) |
| Number of comorbidities § | |||||||||
| 0 | 5 (3.7) | 13 (9.6) | 32 (23.7) | 20 (14.7) | 27 (19.9) | 30 (22.1) † | 10 (7.4) † | 22 (16.2) | 34 (25.0) |
| 1 | 3 (1.4) | 10 (4.7) | 47 (22.3) | 26 (12.3) | 24 (11.4) | 29 (13.7) † | 3 (1.4) † | 32 (15.2) | 54 (26.1) |
| 2+ | 8 (3.5) | 19 (8.3) | 62 (27.1) | 39 (17.0) | 30 (13.1) | 22 (9.6) † | 4 (1.7) † | 36 (15.7) | 61 (26.9) |
COVID‐19, coronavirus disease 2019; and FQHC, federally qualified health center.
*
P<0.05,
†
P<0.01,
‡
P<0.0001.
§
Comorbidities include diabetes mellitus, high cholesterol, history of stroke, myocardial infarction, heart failure, and chronic kidney disease in addition to hypertension.