Table 3.
Trend in Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Cumulative Incidence Rate of COVID-19 Related Deaths Across Connecticut Nursing Homes from April 13, 2020 (Week 1) to June 19, 2020 (End of Week 10)
| Proportion of Racial & Ethnic Minority Residents in Nursing Home | Adjusted Disparity in Death Rated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cumulative # of COVID-19 deaths per Nursing Home, Mean, Median (IQR) | Unadjusted Disparity in Death Rate, IRR (95% CI)c |
Week 1 | Week 10 | ||||
| Week 1a | Week 10b | Week 1 | Week 10 | IRR (95% CI) | Relative Increase in Adjusted Disparity from Week 1 to Week 10, % (95% CI) |
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| Low | 0, 0 (0–0) |
7.6, 1.5 (0–13) |
…e | …e | …e | …e | …e |
| Medium | 0, 0 (0–0) |
8.8, 7 (0–13.5) |
1.18 (0.58–2.38) |
1.73^ (0.96–3.13) |
0.92 (0.45–1.87) |
1.41 (0.77–2.61) |
55%** (14%–110%) |
| Medium–high | 0, 0 (0–0) |
10.5, 11 (1–16) |
1.62 (0.82–3.22) |
1.66^ (0.93–2.96) |
1.46 (0.70–3.03) |
1.59 (0.84–3.01) |
9% (−18% to 44%) |
| High | 0.3, 0 (0–0) |
13.3, 15 (2.5–18.5) |
1.89^ (0.95–3.77) |
2.09* (1.15–3.78) |
1.73 (0.75–3.98) |
2.17* (1.02–4.65) |
26%^ (−4% to 65%) |
Note. IQR, interquartile range; IRR, incidence rate ratio; CI, confidence interval.
P < .10; *P < .05; **P < .01; and ***P < .001.
Cumulative number of deaths as of April 13 (beginning of week 1).
Cumulative number of deaths as of June 19 (end of week 10).
Negative binomial model included nursing home random effects, overall linear and nonlinear time trend, disparities, and trend in disparities.
Negative binomial model included nursing home random effects, overall linear and nonlinear time trend, disparities, and trend in disparities, and adjusted for nursing home and county characteristics listed in Table 1.
Reference group.