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[Preprint]. 2021 Mar 8:2021.03.04.21252942. [Version 1] doi: 10.1101/2021.03.04.21252942

Table 1.

Characteristics of California State Prison on October 10, 2020

March 1, 2020 (n=119,401) October 10, 2020 (n=96,623)
Demographic Characteristics
Age, mean (SD) 41.3 (12.9) 41.9 (13.1)
18-29 24350 (20.4%) 18909 (19.6%)
30-39 36573 (30.6%) 28618 (29.6%)
40-49 26577 (22.3%) 21598 (22.4%)
50-59 19278 (16.1%) 16434 (17.0%)
60-69 9777 (8.2%) 8561 (8.9%)
70-79 2470 (2.1%) 2176 (2.3%)
80+ 376 (0.3%) 327 (0.3%)
Sex
Female 4796 (4.0%) 3205 (3.3%)
Male 114605 (96.0%) 93418 (96.7%)
Race
Black 33921 (28.4%) 28471 (29.5%)
Hispanic 52987 (44.4%) 42998 (44.5%)
White 24615 (20.6%) 18623 (19.3%)
Other/Unknown 7878 (6.6%) 6531 (6.8%)
Security level
1 12466 (10.4%) 7340 (7.6%)
2 52625 (44.1%) 45234 (46.8%)
3 21100 (17.7%) 16595 (17.2%)
4 29661 (24.8%) 27088 (28.0%)
Number of roommates, mean (SD) 18.9 (38.0) 9.3 (22.1)
Cells 71573 (59.9%) 66626 (69.0%)
Dorms 44331 (37.1%) 29824 (30.9%)
Work
Worked previous two weeks 41947 (35.7%) 29938 (31.3%)
Clinical
Covid-19 risk score, mean (SD) 1.4 (2.0) 1.5 (2.0)
Covid-19 risk score of 3+ 19820 (16.6%) 17707 (18.3%)
Pre-existing conditions
Any pre-existing condition* 44313 (37.1%) 38518 (39.9%)
Advanced liver disease 4237 (3.5%) 3262 (3.4%)
Asthma 14556 (12.2%) 12385 (12.8%)
Cancer 3027 (2.5%) 2706 (2.8%)
COPD 3074 (2.6%) 2706 (2.8%)
CVD 5454 (4.6%) 4413 (4.6%)
Diabetes 8566 (7.2%) 7548 (7.8%)
HIV 956 (0.8%) 724 (0.7%)
Hypertension 25710 (21.5%) 23324 (24.1%)
Immunocompromised 1377 (1.2%) 1235 (1.3%)
Body Mass Index, mean (SD) 28.7 (5.4) 28.9 (5.5)
Body Mass Index > 40 3942 (3.3%) 3523 (3.6%)
Covid-19 testing and cases (Cumulative persons since January 1, 2020)
Individuals Tested 96440
Ages 18-49 68981
Ages 50-69 24773
Ages 70+ 2686
Positive (% of Tested) 15162 (15.7%)
Ages 18-49 9593 (13.9%)
Ages 50-69 5012 (20.2%)
Ages 70+ 557 (20.7%)
Resolved Positive (% of Tested) 13636 (14.1%)
Ages 18-49 8524 (12.4%)
Ages 50-69 4593 (18.5%)
Ages 70+ 519 (19.3%)
Hospitalized (% of Resolved) 442 (3.2%)
Ages 18-49 99 (1.2%)
Ages 50-69 246 (5.4%)
Ages 70+ 97 (18.7%)
ICU (% of Resolved) 37 (0.3%)
Ages 18-49 4 (<0.1%)
Ages 50-69 25 (0.5%)
Ages 70+ 8 (1.5%)
Deaths (% of Resolved) 68 (0.5%)
Ages 18-49 7 (0.1%)
Ages 50-69 38 (0.8%)
Ages 70+ 23 (4.4%)

COPD = Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; CVD = Cardiovascular Disease; HIV = Human Immunodeficiency Virus; ICU = Intensive Care Unit; SD = Standard Deviation. See Figure S2 for details on the inclusion criteria in this table. See Table S3 for data on Covid-19 testing and cases stratified by Covid-19 risk score. See Table S4 for information stratified by prison type.