Table 3.
Baseline patient characteristics of black and white patients with COVID-19.
| Unmatched cohorts |
Matched cohorts |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black COVID-19 (n = 50,376) | White COVID-19 (n = 157,049) | Standard mean difference | Black COVID-19 (n = 50,162) | White COVID-19 (n = 50,162) | Standard mean difference | ||
| Age (mean years ± standard deviation) | 47.1 ± 17.9 | 50.2 ± 20 | 0.17⁎ | 47.1 ± 17.9 | 47.8 ± 18.4 | 0.03 | |
| Gender | Male | 40.1% | 45.7% | 0.11⁎ | 40.2% | 40.5% | 0.006 |
| Female | 59.8% | 54.3% | 0.11⁎ | 59.8% | 59.5% | 0.02 | |
| Comorbidities and other conditions | Diabetes | 18.0% | 12.5% | 0.17⁎ | 18.5% | 18.9% | 0.01 |
| Hypertension | 34.3% | 28.3% | 0.13⁎ | 34.0% | 33.9% | 0.002 | |
| COPD | 4.5% | 5.6% | 0.05 | 4.5% | 4.2% | 0.02 | |
| CKD | 8.7% | 6.3% | 0.09 | 8.6% | 8.6% | 0.0003 | |
| Obesity (BMI > 30) | 16.3% | 12.9% | 0.1⁎ | 16.2% | 16.4% | 0.007 | |
| CVA | 3.2% | 2.4% | 0.05 | 3.1% | 3.0% | 0.009 | |
| Neoplasm | 17.2% | 21.8% | 0.12⁎ | 17.2% | 16.3% | 0.02 | |
| Connective tissue disorder | 1.7% | 1.7% | 0.002 | 1.7% | 1.5% | 0.02 | |
| Reduced mobility | 1.8% | 1.1% | 0.06 | 1.7% | 1.7% | <0.0001 | |
| Homelessness | 1.5% | 0.5% | 0.1⁎ | 1.2% | 1.3% | 0.006 | |
| Pregnancy | 3.2% | 2.5% | 0.04 | 3.2% | 3.3% | 0.007 | |
| Use of systemic contraceptives | 8.2% | 7.3% | 0.03 | 8.2% | 7.5% | 0.03 | |
| Prior Hospitalization | 13.0% | 10.3% | 0.08 | 12.8% | 12.8% | 0.002 | |
| Nicotine dependence | 8.9% | 8.8% | 0.002 | 8.8% | 8.7% | 0.004 | |
⁎
A significant mean difference of ≥0.10.