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. 2021 Apr 5;4(4):e217429. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.7429

Table 1. Individuals’ Characteristics by SARS-CoV-2 Positivity, Hospitalization, and ICU Admission.

Characteristic Individuals, No. (%) P value
Tested for SARS-CoV-2
Negative results Positive results
No. 96 328 11 468
Age, mean (SD), y 45.1 (17.9) 44.6 (16.8) .003
Sex
Women 74 439 (77.3) 8436 (73.6) <.001
Men 21 889 (22.7) 3032 (26.4)
White racea 89 718 (93.1) 9876 (86.1) <.001
Blood typeb
A 38 872 (40.4) 4545 (39.6) .24
B 8912 (9.3) 1037 (9.0)
AB 3145 (3.3) 365 (3.2)
O 45 399 (47.1) 5521 (48.1)
With positive SARS-CoV-2 results, by hospitalization status
Nonhospitalized Hospitalized
No. 9142 2326
Age, mean (SD), y 41.4 (14.9) 57.0 (18.1) <.001
Sex
Women 7271 (79.5) 1165 (50.1) <.001
Men 1871 (20.5) 1161 (49.9)
White racea 8106 (88.7) 1770 (76.1) <.001
Blood typeb
A 3648 (39.9) 897 (38.6) .54
B 832 (9.1) 205 (8.8)
AB 286 (3.1) 79 (3.4)
O 4376 (47.9) 1145 (49.2)
Hospitalized, by ICU status
Non-ICU ICU
No. 1620 706
Age, mean (SD), y 55.4 (18.8) 60.7 (15.8) <.001
Sex
Women 895 (55.2) 270 (38.2) <.001
Men 725 (44.8) 436 (61.8)
White racea 1264 (78.0) 506 (71.7) .002
Blood typeb
A 640 (39.5) 257 (36.4) .27
B 144 (8.9) 61 (8.6)
AB 59 (3.6) 20 (2.8)
O 777 (48.0) 368 (52.1)

Abbreviation: ICU, intensive care unit.

a

Race was self-defined. Other races included African American (865 individuals [0.8%]); American Indian or Alaskan Native (788 individuals [0.7%]), Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander (1661 individuals [1.5%]), Asian (1275 individuals [1.2%]), and unknown or declined to answer (3663 individuals [3.4%]).

b

ABO typing generally preceded or was concurrent with polymerase chain reaction testing (101 040 individuals [93.7%]). Significance across ABO groups for each of the 3 end points was set at P < .0167.