Table 1. Characteristics of white, Black, Hispanic, and non-Hispanic patients hospitalized with COVID-19.
| White N = 9994 | Black N = 4215 | Hispanic N = 5761 | Non-Hispanic N = 11,269 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | ||||
| Median (IQR) | 62 (49, 76) | 59 (47, 71) | 62 (49, 76) | 59 (47, 71) |
| 18–39 | 1,432 (14.33) | 671 (15.92) | 1,198 (20.8) | 1,499 (13.3) |
| 40–49 | 1,137 (11.38) | 556 (13.19) | 937 (16.26) | 1,227 (10.89) |
| 50–59 | 1,846 (18.47) | 903 (21.42) | 1,236 (21.45) | 2,126 (18.87) |
| 60–69 | 1,974 (19.75) | 919 (21.8) | 1,049 (18.21) | 2,430 (21.56) |
| 70–79 | 1,737 (17.38) | 710 (16.84) | 684 (11.87) | 2,054 (18.23) |
| 80–89 | 1,863 (18.64) | 453 (10.75) | 652 (11.32) | 1,927 (17.10) |
| ≥90 | 5 (0.05) | 3 (0.07) | 5 (0.09) | 6 (0.05) |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 5,297 (53.00) | 1,994 (47.31) | 3,045 (52.86) | 5,758 (51.10) |
| Race | ||||
| American Indian or Alaska | 23 (0.40) | 438 (3.89) | ||
| Asian or Pacific islander | 24 (0.42) | 626 (5.56) | ||
| Black or African American | 80 (1.39) | 3,955 (35.10) | ||
| Mixed racial group | 1 (0.02) | 3 (0.03) | ||
| Other racial group | 1,501 (26.05) | 426 (3.78) | ||
| Unknown racial group | 500 (8.68) | 228 (2.02) | ||
| White | 3,632 (63.04) | 5,593 (49.63) | ||
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Hispanic | 3,632 (36.34) | 80 (1.90) | ||
| BMI | ||||
| Median (IQR) | 28.9 (25.0, 34.1) | 30.7 (26.0, 37.0) | 29.3 (25.9, 34.0) | 29.2 (24.9, 35.0) |
| <25 | 1,816 (25.49) | 778 (20.36) | 1,281 (33.62) | 2,781 (28.49) |
| 25–29.9 | 2,202 (30.91) | 983 (25.73) | 753 (19.76) | 2,509 (25.70) |
| ≥30 | 3,106 (43.6) | 2,060 (53.91) | 1,776 (46.61) | 4,471 (45.80) |
| ZIP (first digit)* | ||||
| 0 | 1,299 (14.97) | 670 (16.55) | 501 (10.06) | 1,766 (16.25) |
| 1 | 751 (8.66) | 206 (5.09) | 217 (4.36) | 995 (9.15) |
| 2 | 634 (7.31) | 1,841 (45.47) | 100 (2.01) | 2,524 (23.22) |
| 3 | 1,654 (19.07) | 481 (11.88) | 1,289 (25.87) | 941 (8.66) |
| 4 | 829 (9.56) | 314 (7.76) | 143 (2.87) | 1,076 (9.90) |
| 5 | 93 (1.07) | 15 (0.37) | 22 (0.44) | 90 (0.83) |
| 6 | 321 (3.7) | 82 (2.03) | 69 (1.38) | 411 (3.78) |
| 7 | 797 (9.19) | 158 (3.90) | 571 (11.46) | 484 (4.45) |
| 8 | 380 (4.38) | 121 (2.99) | 244 (4.9) | 1,054 (9.70) |
| 9 | 1,917 (22.10) | 161 (3.98) | 1,826 (36.65) | 1,528 (14.06) |
| Insurance | ||||
| Uninsured | 587 (5.87) | 151 (3.58) | 557 (9.67) | 333 (2.96) |
| Medicare | 3,098 (31.00) | 1,442 (34.21) | 807 (14.01) | 4,187 (37.16) |
| Medicaid | 1,042 (10.43) | 704 (16.70) | 1,022 (17.74) | 1,448 (12.85) |
| Government | 166 (1.66) | 78 (1.85) | 70 (1.22) | 241 (2.14) |
| Private | 3,185 (31.87) | 1,232 (29.23) | 1,710 (29.68) | 3,274 (29.05) |
| Other | 239 (2.39) | 50 (1.19) | 124 (2.15) | 267 (2.370) |
| Missing | 1,677 (16.78) | 558 (13.24) | 1,471 (25.53) | 1,519 (13.48) |
| Comorbidities | ||||
| N (%) with comorbidity data available | 7,437 (74.41) | 3,228 (76.58) | 3,857 (66.95) | 8,582 (76.16) |
| Diabetes | 2,114 (28.43) | 1,205 (37.33) | 1,144 (29.66) | 2,783 (32.43) |
| Hypertension | 3,692 (49.64) | 1,940 (60.10) | 1,645 (42.65) | 4,788 (55.79) |
| Heart Failure | 1,110 (14.93) | 545 (16.88) | 398 (10.32) | 1,452 (16.92) |
| ESRD | 273 (3.67) | 313 (9.70) | 202 (5.24) | 500 (5.83) |
| COPD | 1,036 (13.93) | 357 (11.06) | 253 (6.56) | 1,231 (14.34) |
| Asthma | 701 (9.43) | 414 (12.83) | 318 (8.24) | 920 (10.72) |
| Coronary artery disease | 1,517 (20.40) | 576 (17.84) | 528 (13.69) | 1,793 (20.89) |
*ZIP: ZIP code data exclude those with missing ZIP code
*p-value for differences by race and ethnicity all <0.001 with two exceptions: difference in coronary artery disease by race p-value was 0.03, and diabetes prevalence difference by ethnicity p-value was 0.002.
IQR = interquartile range, ESRD = end stage renal disease, COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease