Table 2:
Characteristics of patients with and without a disability who were admitted to hospital with COVID-19
| Characteristic | No. (%) of patients with a disability n = 285 |
No. (%) of patients without a disability n = 994 |
SD |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. of unique patients | 269 | 940 | |
| Age, yr; median (IQR) | 74 (62–84) | 63 (52–78) | 0.50 |
| < 60 | 54 (18.9) | 422 (42.5) | 0.54 |
| 60–75 | 100 (35.1) | 280 (28.2) | |
| > 75 | 131 (46.0) | 292 (29.4) | |
| Male gender | 154 (54.0) | 588 (59.2) | 0.10 |
| Transfer from an acute care hospital | 24 (8.4) | 88 (8.9) | 0.02 |
| Long-term care facility residence | 69 (24.2) | 89 (9.0) | 0.42 |
| Charlson Comorbidity Index* | |||
| 0 | 157 (55.1) | 614 (61.8) | 0.15 |
| 1 | 51 (17.9) | 171 (17.2) | |
| ≥ 2 | 77 (27.0) | 209 (21.0) | |
| Diabetes mellitus | 108 (38.4) | 255 (26.1) | 0.27 |
| Chronic hypertension | 126 (44.8) | 339 (34.7) | 0.21 |
| Coronary artery disease | 28 (10.0) | 58 (5.9) | 0.15 |
| Heart failure | 24 (8.5) | 59 (6.0) | 0.10 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 15 (5.3) | 54 (5.5) | 0.01 |
| Dementia | 51 (17.9) | 71 (7.1) | 0.33 |
| Psychiatric disorders | 52 (18.2) | 101 (10.2) | 0.23 |
| Neighbourhood income quintile | |||
| Q1 (lowest) | 108 (37.9) | 358 (36.0) | 0.13 |
| Q2 | 45 (15.8) | 171 (17.2) | |
| Q3 | 52 (18.2) | 158 (15.9) | |
| Q4 | 38 (13.3) | 154 (15.5) | |
| Q5 (highest) | 34 (11.9) | 109 (11.0) | |
| Missing | 8 (2.8) | 44 (4.4) | |
| Neighbourhood visible minority quintile | |||
| Q1 (lowest) | 39 (13.7) | 94 (9.5) | 0.32 |
| Q2 | 62 (21.8) | 191 (19.2) | |
| Q3 | 88 (30.9) | 232 (23.3) | |
| Q4 | 43 (15.1) | 191 (19.2) | |
| Q5 (highest) | 42 (14.7) | 241 (24.2) | |
| Missing | 11 (3.9) | 45 (4.5) | |
Note: IQR = interquartile range, SD = standardized difference (differences ≥ 0.1 reflect meaningful imbalance).
*
We excluded disability and dementia codes from the calculation of the Charlson Comorbidity Index to avoid overlap.