Table 1.
Characteristics of patients with COVID-19 who received AH-HaH care
| Overall | Care escalation within 14 days | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Yes | |||
| N (%) | 2024 | 1655 (81.8) | 369 (18.2) | |
| Age at admission, median [IQR], years | 56 [44, 66] | 55 [44, 65] | 59 [49, 69] | < 0.001 |
| Female, n (%) | 1006 (49.7) | 833 (50.3) | 173 (46.9) | 0.250 |
| Race/ethnicity, n (%) | 0.667 | |||
| Non-Hispanic White | 1059 (52.3) | 859 (51.9) | 200 (54.2) | |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 620 (30.6) | 514 (31.1) | 106 (28.7) | |
| Hispanic | 230 (11.4) | 185 (11.2) | 45 (12.2) | |
| Other or not report | 115 (5.7) | 97 (5.9) | 18 (4.9) | |
| Married, n (%) | 1161 (57.4) | 956 (57.8) | 205 (55.6) | 0.450 |
| Body mass index, n (%) | 0.855 | |||
| Not obese | 751 (37.1) | 611 (36.9) | 140 (37.9) | |
| Obesity Class I | 585 (28.9) | 485 (29.3) | 100 (27.1) | |
| Obesity Class II | 315 (15.6) | 257 (15.5) | 58 (15.7) | |
| Obesity Class III | 373 (18.4) | 302 (18.2) | 71 (19.2) | |
| Charlson Comorbidity Index, n (%) | < 0.001 | |||
| 0 | 866 (42.8) | 726 (43.9) | 140 (37.9) | |
| 1–2 | 759 (37.5) | 635 (38.4) | 124 (33.6) | |
| 3–4 | 230 (11.4) | 170 (10.3) | 60 (16.3) | |
| ≥ 5 | 169 (8.3) | 124 (7.5) | 45 (12.2) | |
| Area Deprivation Index, n (%) | 0.009 | |||
| Quartile 1 | 503 (24.9) | 427 (25.8) | 76 (20.6) | |
| Quartile 2 | 534 (26.4) | 450 (27.2) | 84 (22.8) | |
| Quartile 3 | 465 (23.0) | 363 (21.9) | 102 (27.6) | |
| Quartile 4 (highest deprivation) | 522 (25.8) | 415 (25.1) | 107 (29.0) | |
| Total minutes travel to the closest hospital, median [IQR] | 15.5 [11.5, 21.6] | 15.5 [11.5, 21.7] | 15.4 [11.5, 21.5] | 0.634 |
| Most recent O2 saturation, median [IQR] | 96 [94, 97] | 96 [94, 97] | 96 [94, 97] | 0.712 |
| Baseline healthcare utilization*, median [IQR] | ||||
| Inpatient visits | 0 [0, 0] | 0 [0, 0] | 0 [0, 0] | 0.004 |
| Outpatient visits | 0 [0, 2] | 0 [0, 2] | 0 [0, 3] | 0.014 |
| Emergency department visits | 0 [0, 1] | 0 [0, 1] | 1 [0, 1] | 0.009 |
Abbreviation: IQR, interquartile range
*Baseline healthcare utilization includes all visits within 1 year prior to the index date