Table 1.
Participant Demographics, Past Medical History, Reason for Presenting for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Reverse-Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction Testing, and Disease Severity of Children With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (N = 110)
| Characteristic | COVID-19-Positive Children (N = 110) |
|---|---|
| Age, average (max, min) | 10 (0, 21) |
| Sex, No. (%) | |
| Male | 62 (56) |
| Female | 48 (44) |
| Race, No. (%) | |
| White | 36 (33) |
| Black | 11 (10) |
| Asian | 4 (4) |
| Other | 45 (41) |
| Ethnicity, No. (%) | |
| Hispanic | 42 (38) |
| Past medical history, No. (%) | |
| Obesity | 28 (25) |
| Asthma | 11 (10) |
| Other | 39 (35) |
| Reason for presenting for COVID-19 testing, No. (%) | |
| Asymptomatic, exposure | 30 (27) |
| Symptomatic, exposure | 72 (65) |
| Symptomatic, no exposure | 8 (7) |
| COVID-19 severity, No. (%) | |
| Hospitalized | 36 (33) |
| Supplemental oxygen | 18 (16) |
| Outpatient | 75 (68) |
Abbreviation: COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019.