TABLE 2.
Subject characteristics by COVID-19 test status (n = 333,841 subjects).
| No. (%) |
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| COVID-19 negative | COVID-19 positive | |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 270,061 (89.5) | 28,908 (90.3) |
| Female | 31,756 (10.5) | 3,116 (9.7) |
| Age, years, mean ± SD | 62.0 ± 15.4 | 63.5 ± 15.4 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| Hispanic | 24,646 (8.2) | 3,691 (11.5) |
| Non-Hispanic White | 189,972 (62.9) | 18,128 (56.6) |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 66,630 (22.1) | 7,868 (24.6) |
| Non-Hispanic Asian | 2,268 (0.8) | 235 (0.7) |
| Non-Hispanic American Indian/Alaskan native | 1,989 (0.7) | 242 (0.8) |
| Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 2,018 (0.7) | 251 (0.8) |
| Unknown/missing | 14,294 (4.7) | 1,609 (5.0) |
| Place of residence | ||
| Urban | 205,037 (67.9) | 22,390 (69.9) |
| Rural | 40,312 (13.4) | 4,202 (13.1) |
| Unknown/missing | 56,468 (18.7) | 5,432 (17.0) |
| SES | ||
| Low SES | 33,271 (11.0) | 4,091 (12.8) |
| High SES | 268,148 (88.8) | 27,891 (87.1) |
| Unknown/missing | 398 (0.1) | 42 (0.1) |
| Insurance type | ||
| Medicaid | 3,754 (1.2) | 265 (0.8) |
| Medicare | 100,523 (33.3) | 9,212 (28.8) |
| Other insurance | 97,975 (32.5) | 10,634 (33.2) |
| No insurance | 99,565 (33.0) | 11,913 (37.2) |
| VA primary care encounter within the past 18 months | ||
| No | 12,124 (4.0) | 1,420 (4.4) |
| Yes | 289,693 (96.0) | 30,604 (95.6) |
SES, socioeconomic status.