Table 1.
Demographics for Patients Undergoing AF Ablation
| Pre-COVID (n = 160) | COVID Year 1 (n = 177) | COVID Year 2 (n = 255) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, n (%), y | 63 (12.3) | 64 (10.7) | 66 (11.5) | 0.111 |
| Female sex, n (%) | 58 (36.25) | 48 (27.11) | 93 (36.47) | 0.092 |
| Ethnicity, n (%) | 0.17 | |||
| Hispanic/Latino | 7 (4.37) | 11 (6.21) | 27 (10.58) | |
| Not Hispanic/Latino | 137 (85.62) | 147 (83.05) | 206 (80.78) | |
| Not reported/not answered | 16 (10.0) | 19 (10.73) | 22 (8.62) | |
| Race, n (%) | 0.371 | |||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 2 (1.25) | 1 (0.56) | 1 (0.39) | |
| Asian | 12 (7.5) | 11 (6.21) | 14 (5.49) | |
| Black/African American | 7 (4.37) | 3 (1.69) | 4 (1.56) | |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.39) | |
| Not reported/not answered | 10 (6.25) | 18 (10.16) | 30 (11.76) | |
| Other | 11 (6.87) | 6 (3.39) | 18 (7.05) | |
| White | 118 (73.75) | 138 (77.96) | 187 (73.33) | |
| Insurance provider, n (%) | 0.61 | |||
| Commercial | 75 (46.87) | 81 (45.76) | 95 (37.25) | |
| Medi-Cal | 2 (1.25) | 1 (0.56) | 4 (1.56) | |
| Medicare | 63 (39.37) | 72 (40.67) | 115 (45.09) | |
| Other | 2 (1.25) | 3 (1.69) | 3 (1.17) | |
| Managed Care | 18 (11.25) | 20 (11.29) | 38 (14.90) | |
| Preprocedure admission status, n (%) | 0.539 | |||
| Same day admit | 157 (98.12) | 176 (99.43) | 252 (98.82) | |
| Inpatient | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| ED admit | 3 (1.87) | 1 (0.56) | 3 (1.17) | |
| Socioeconomic factors (ZCTA-based) | ||||
| Median income, USD | 102,867 (35,027) | 106,026 (37,327) | 101,496 (33,084) | 0.411 |
| Families in poverty, n (%) | 5 (3.4) | 5 (3.9) | 6 (4.1) | 0.422 |
| Unemployed, n (%) | 5 (1.8) | 5 (1.5) | 5 (1.6) | 0.176 |
| Outcomes | ||||
| Hospital length of stay, mean (SD), h | 31 (30.0) | 21 (9.9) | 21 (18.4) | < 0.005 |
| ICU length of stay, mean (SD), h | 1 (12.1) | 0 (4.1) | 0 (9.1) | 0.245 |
Abbreviations: AF, atrial fibrillation; ED, emergency department; ICU, intensive care unit; ZCTA, ZIP code tabulation area.