TABLE 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics
| COVID-19 Patients (n = 43) | Non-COVID Patientsa (n = 247) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, mean (SD), yr | 62.6 (12.5) | 59.2 (14.8) | 0.16 |
| Male, n (%) | 26 (60) | 154 (62) | 0.82 |
| Ethnicity, n (%) | <0.0001 | ||
| African American/Black | 25 (58) | 48 (19) | |
| Hispanic | 2 (5) | 11 (4) | |
| White | 12 (28) | 171 (69) | |
| Other/unknown | 4 (9) | 17 (7) | |
| Body mass index, mean (SD) | 30.0 (7.9) | 29.8 (23.3) | 0.96 |
| Primary payer, n (%) | 0.39 | ||
| Medicare FFS | 13 (30) | 88 (36) | |
| Medicare advantage | 7 (16) | 37 (15) | |
| Medicaid | 8 (19) | 33 (13) | |
| HMO plan | 4 (9) | 49 (20) | |
| Private insurance | 11 (26) | 40 (16) | |
| Preadmit living arrangement, n (%) | 0.86 | ||
| Alone | 5 (12) | 34 (14) | |
| With family | 36 (84) | 194 (79) | |
| With others | 2 (5) | 19 (8) | |
| Admission source = LTACH, n (%) | 8 (19) | 12 (5) | 0.0011 |
| Length of stay, mean (SD), d | 20.5 (11.8) | 14.3 (7.7) | <0.0001 |
| Discharge destination, n (%) | 0.04 | ||
| Home without home health | 2 (5) | 41 (17) | |
| Services | 29 (67) | 141 (57) | |
| Home with home health Services | 5 (12) | 49 (20) | |
| Acute rehospitalization | 5 (12) | 14 (6) | |
| SNF | 2 (5) | 2 (1) | |
| Unknown |
a Non-COVID patients refer to the subset of patients admitted to the study facility during 2019 (prepandemic) with impairment groups 16, 10.9, and 3.3.
LTACH, long-term acute care hospital.