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. 2021 Jul 8;6(5):1143–1154. doi: 10.1093/jalm/jfab059

Table 1.

Subject demographics of SARS-CoV-2 testing across 8 sites.

Individuals, no. (%)
Variable Overall Negative results Positive results
(n = 126 452) (n = 107 547) (n = 18 905)
Age, years
 Mean (SD) 51.9 (18.4) 51.3 (18.4) 55.1 (18.6)
 Median (IQR) 52.0 (30.0) 51.6 (29.2) 55.3 (28.8)
 ≥ 65 33 910 (26.8) 27 868 (25.9) 6042 (32.0)
Sex
 Female 73 624 (58.2) 63 310 (59.0) 10 314 (55.0)
 Male 52 747 (41.7) 44 164 (41.0) 8583 (45.0)
 Unknown 81 (0.1) 73 (0.0) 8 (0.0)
Race
 White 68 856 (54.5) 63 618 (59.2) 5238 (27.7)
 Black 27 805 (22.0) 20 582 (19.1) 7223 (38.2)
 Asian/Pacific Islander 4611 (3.6) 4009 (3.7) 602 (3.2)
 American Indian Alaska Native 518 (0.4) 468 (0.4) 50 (0.3)
 Multiracial 843 (0.7) 594 (0.6) 249 (1.32)
 Othera 8430 (6.7) 5423 (5.0) 3007 (15.9)
 Unknown 15 389 (12.2) 12 853 (12.0) 2536 (13.4)
Ethnicity
 Not Hispanic 100 644 (79.6) 87 556 (81.4) 13 088 (69.2)
 Hispanic 11 041 (8.7) 7759 (7.2) 3282 (17.4)
 Unknown 14 767 (11.1) 12 232 (11.4) 2535 (13.4)
Population density
 Mean (SD) 7501 (15 601) 5729 (12 893) 17 580 (23 727)
 Median (IQR) 2349 (5119) 1963 (4491) 5136 (25 363)
 I: (0.128, 499) 31 614 (25.0) 29 776 (27.7) 1838 (9.7)
 II: (499, 2351) 31 862 (25.2) 29 108 (27.1) 2754 (14.6)
 III: (2351, 5621) 31 382 (24.8) 26 012 (24.2) 5370 (28.4)
 IV: (5621, 152 693) 31 594 (25.0) 22 651 (21.1) 8943 (47.3)
SES Index
 Mean (SD) −0.1 (2.1) 0.0 (2.1) −0.7 (2.2)
 Median (IQR) −0.2 (2.9) −0.0 (2.9) −0.7 (3.0)
 I: (−7.8, −1.5) 31 835 (25.2) 24 641 (22.9) 7194 (38.1)
 II: (−1.5, −0.2) 31 442 (24.9) 27 144 (25.2) 4298 (22.7)
 III: (−0.2, 1.4) 31 668 (25.0) 27 452 (25.5) 4216 (22.3)
 IV: (1.4, 8.4) 31 507 (24.9) 28 310 (26.3) 3197 (16.9)
ZCTA % Medicaid
 Mean (SD) 22.9 (14.1) 21.5 (13.1) 31.0 (16.6)
 Median (IQR) 19.5 (18.5) 18.8 (16.8) 30.2 (27.2)
ZCTA % Black
 Mean (SD) 19.4 (23.8) 17.1 (22.1) 32.2 (28.7)
 Median (IQR) 10.0 (21.9) 9.2 (18.4) 22.8 (40.5)
Test location
 Emergency department 25 533 (20.2) 18 526 (17.2) 7007 (37.1)
 Inpatient 22 517 (17.8) 17 715 (16.5) 4802 (25.4)
 Outpatient 77 952 (61.6) 70 893 (65.9) 7059 (37.3)
 Unknown 450 (0.4) 413 (0.4) 37 (0.2)

Abbreviations: IQR, interquartile range; SES, socioeconomic status; ZCTA, zip code tabulated area.

a

Other was a distinct racial category.