Table 1.
Characteristics of Analytic Sample by Cohort.
| Demographics | Total |
Comparison Cohort |
Pandemic-Exposed Cohort |
SMD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 107,606 | N = 53,803 | N = 53,803 | ||
| Sex assigned at birtha | < .001 | |||
| Female | 7210(6.70%) | 3605(6.70%) | 3605(6.70%) | |
| Male | 100,396(93.30%) | 50,198(93.30%) | 50,198(93.30%) | |
| Age groupa | < .001 | |||
| 18–29 | 4432(4.12%) | 2216(4.12%) | 2216(4.12%) | |
| 30–39 | 19,514(18.13%) | 9757(18.13%) | 9757(18.13%) | |
| 40–49 | 12,552(11.66%) | 6276(11.66%) | 6276(11.66%) | |
| 50–64 | 42,512(39.51%) | 21,256(39.51%) | 21,256(39.51%) | |
| 65 + | 28,596(26.57%) | 14,298(26.57%) | 14,298(26.57%) | |
| Race/Ethnicitya | .063 | |||
| White | 74,517(69.25%) | 37,931(70.50%) | 36,586(68.00%) | |
| Black | 21,979(20.43%) | 10,317(19.20%) | 11,662(21.70%) | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5386(5.00%) | 2701(5.00%) | 2685(5.00%) | |
| Asian | 220(0.20%) | 110(0.20%) | 110(0.20%) | |
| American Indian | 616(0.60%) | 310(0.60%) | 306(0.60%) | |
| Pacific Islander | 422(0.40%) | 199(0.40%) | 223(0.40%) | |
| Unknown | 3752(3.50%) | 1876(3.50%) | 1876(3.50%) | |
| Rural vs. Urbana | .002 | |||
| Rural | 29,364(27.29%) | 14,664(27.25%) | 14,700(27.32%) | |
| Urban | 78,242(72.71%) | 39,139(72.75%) | 39,103(72.68%) |
Note. VHA = Veterans Health Administration, SMD = standard mean difference
aMatching variable; patients also matched on state of residence (not shown); SMD < 0.001