TABLE 1.
Clinical and demographic characteristics: Mean (SD) or N (%)
| Characteristic |
Full Sample
Total N = 2031 |
Age < 65 yrs
N = 651 |
Age 65 yrs +
N = 1380 |
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| Age | 71.0 (17.4) | 50.2 (11.6) | 80.9 (8.9) | <.001 |
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| Female sex | 928 (45.7%) | 280 (43.0%) | 648 (47.0%) | .10 |
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| Ethnicity: | <.001 | |||
| White | 1503 (74.0%) | 387 (59.4%) | 1116 (80.9%) | |
| Black | 96 (4.7%) | 65 (10.0%) | 31 (2.3%) | |
| South Asian | 86 (4.2%) | 42 (6.5%) | 43 (3.1%) | |
| West Asian | 76 (3.8%) | 40 (6.1%) | 37 (2.7%) | |
| Chinese | 102 (5.0%) | 33 (5.1%) | 69 (5.0%) | |
| Other | 168 (8.3%) | 84 (13.0%) | 84 (6.1%) | |
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| Housing: | <.001 | |||
| Private dwelling | 1355 (66.7%) | 577 (88.6%) | 778 (56.4%) | |
| Assisted living facility | 438 (21.5%) | 13 (1.9%) | 425 (30.8%) | |
| Long term care facility | 167 (8.2%) | 18 (2.8%) | 149 (10.8%) | |
| Homeless / shelter | 43 (2.1%) | 33 (5.0%) | 10 (0.7%) | |
| Other | 28 (1.4%) | 11 (1.7%) | 18 (1.3%) | |
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| Province: | <.001 | |||
| Alberta | 130 (6.4%) | 62 (9.5%) | 68 (4.9%) | |
| Ontario | 1003 (49.4%) | 341 (52.4%) | 662 (47.9%) | |
| Quebec | 868 (42.7%) | 230 (35.3%) | 638 (46.2%) | |
| Nova Scotia | 30 (1.5%) | 18 (2.8%) | 12 (0.9%) | |
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| Clinical Frailty Scale: | <.001 | |||
| 1–2 | 354 (17.4%) | 282 (43.4) | 72 (5.2%) | |
| 3 | 491 (24.2%) | 236 (36.2%) | 255 (18.5) | |
| 4 | 314(15.5%) | 69 (10.5%) | 245 (17.8%) | |
| 5 | 259 (12.7%) | 28 (4.3%) | 231 (16.7%) | |
| 6 | 317 (15.6%) | 19 (2.9%) | 298 (21.6%) | |
| 7–9 | 297 (14.6%) | 18 (2.7%) | 279 (20.2%) | |
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| Obese (Calculated BMI ≥30 or obesity noted in medical record) | 553 (27.2%) | 249 (38.3%) | 304 (22.0%) | <.001 |
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| Comorbidities: | ||||
| None of respiratory, cardiovascular, immunosuppressed, or immunocompromised | 371 (18.2%) | 249 (38.2%) | 121 (8.8%) | <.001 |
| Cardiovascular | 1499 (73.8%) | 312 (47.8%) | 1187 (86.0%) | <.001 |
| Respiratory | 613 (30.2%) | 161 (24.7%) | 452 (32.8%) | <.001 |
| Immunosuppressed | 132 (6.5%) | 49 (7.5%) | 83 (6.0%) | .29 |
| Immunocompromised | 42 (2.1%) | 11 (1.7%) | 31 (2.3%) | .37 |
| Travel history | 130 (6.4%) | 46 (7.1%) | 84 (6.1%) | .45 |
| Known direct exposure | 1040 (51.2%) | 324 (49.8%) | 716 (51.9%) | .39 |
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| Occupation: | <.001 | |||
| Health-care worker | 116 (5.7%) | 98 (15.1%) | 18 (1.3%) | |
| Other occupation | 324 (15.9%) | 272 (41.7%) | 52 (3.8%) | |
| Not working | 301 (14.8%) | 208 (32.0%) | 93 (6.8%) | |
| Retired | 1291 (63.5%) | 74 (11.3%) | 1217 (88.2%) | |
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| Goals of Care: | <.001 | |||
| Full resuscitation | 1117 (55.0%) | 599 (92.0%) | 518 (37.5%) | |
| Escalation of care with exceptions | 190 (9.4%) | 21 (3.1%) | 170 (12.3%) | |
| Ward based medical care, but no CPR, ICU, or intubation | 454 (22.3%) | 22 (3.4%) | 432 (31.3%) | |
| Comfort Care | 270 (13.3%) | 10 (1.5%) | 260 (18.9%) | |