Table. Demographic Characteristics of Patients According to Type of SARS-CoV-2–Related Admission.
| Characteristic | Type of admission, No. (%) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acute COVID-19 (n = 683) | MIS-A (n = 15) | ||
| Age, median (range), y | 56.5 (21.2-96.9) | 45.1 (21.3-84.0) | .02 |
| Sex | |||
| Female | 321 (47.0) | 5 (33.3) | .43 |
| Male | 362 (53.0) | 10 (66.7) | |
| Self-reported race | |||
| Asian | 18 (2.6) | 2 (13.3) | .07 |
| Black | 165 (24.2) | 4 (26.7) | |
| White | 403 (59.0) | 3 (20.0) | |
| Other or unknowna | 97 (14.2) | 6 (40.0) | |
| Self-reported ethnicity | .95 | ||
| Hispanic | 88 (12.9) | 2 (13.3) | |
| Non-Hispanic | 561 (82.1) | 12 (80.0) | |
| Unknown | 34 (5.0) | 1 (6.7) | |
| Underlying comorbid conditionsb | |||
| Any | 522 (76.4) | 10 (66.7) | .57 |
| Hypertension | 173 (25.3) | 3 (20.0) | .86 |
| Coronary artery disease | 94 (13.8) | 1 (6.7) | .68 |
| Heart failure | 55 (8.1) | 0 | .51 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 249 (36.5) | 3 (20.0) | .30 |
| Cancer | 169 (24.7) | 4 (26.7) | >.99 |
| Inflammatory | 19 (2.8) | 0 | >.99 |
| COPD | 55 (8.1) | 0 | .51 |
| Chronic kidney disease | 101 (14.8) | 3 (20.0) | .85 |
| Obesity (BMI >30) | 289 (42.3) | 5 (33.3) | .66 |
| No. of comorbid conditions, median (range) | 1 (0-8) | 1 (0-5) | .22 |
| BMI, median (range) | 29.01 (14.4-72.8) | 29.2 (20.1-39.2) | .80 |
| Length of admission, median (range),dc | 5 (0-73) | 4 (2-10) | .44 |
| Diagnostic method | |||
| RT-PCR | 683 (100) | 6 (40.0) | <.001 |
| Serologic testing | 0 | 9 (60.0) | |
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index (calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared); COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; MIS-A, multisystem inflammatory syndrome in adults; RT-PCR, reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction.
a
Other races were Pacific Islander and Native American.
b
The listed underlying comorbidities were extracted from the electronic health records using diagnostic and procedure codes specified in eTable 1 in the Supplement.
c
For patients with MIS-A who also had an acute COVID-19 admission, length of admission represents that of MIS-A admission only.