Table 3.
Characteristics of patients admitted with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 over the study period within the 37 included CCGs and values of other explanatory variables on admission.
| Explanatory variable | Value | Number of patients | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethnicity |
White | 19,811 | 88.99% |
| Non-white | 2450 | 11.01% | |
| Charlson Index |
5 or less | 19,442 | 79.42% |
| Greater than 5 | 5037 | 29.58% | |
| Sex |
Male | 12,807 | 52.32% |
| Female | 11,672 | 47.68% | |
| Deprivation |
Most deprived quintile | 5295 | 21.75% |
| Excluding most deprived quintile | 19,053 | 78.25% | |
| Age |
65 to 79 | 12,351 | 50.46% |
| 80+ | 12,128 | 49.54% | |
| Virtual ward active on admission |
Yes | 9537 | 41.29% |
| No | 13,562 | 58.71% | |
| COVID bed occupancy on admission |
< 15% | 5932 | 24.23% |
| 15 - 22% | 6131 | 25.05% | |
| 23 - 29% | 5944 | 24.28% | |
| > 29% | 6472 | 26.44% | |
| Weighted coverage* | < 5% | 15,914 | 65.01% |
| 5 - 10% | 4182 | 17.08% | |
| > 10% | 4383 | 17.91% | |
⁎
Estimated coverage at the time the patient was enroled to the CO@h programme.