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Table 1 Demographic characteristics and outcomes of Covid-19 patients admitted for treatment. The number and percentage of patients for each variable are provided in columns “survivor” and “non-survivor”. The P values are based on comparisons between “survivor” and “non-survivor” patients. BMI, body-mass index; CI, confidence interval

From: Higher comorbidities and early death in hospitalized African-American patients with Covid-19

Variable

Patients

Survivors

Non-survivors

Odds Ratio (95% CI)

P value

Age - median

70

66

73

NA

< 0.001

Age ranges

No./total no. (%)

no. (%)

no. (%)

  

  + 80 yr.

104/529 (20)

37 (36)

67 (64)

2.21 (1.39–3.57)

< 0.001

 71–80 yr.

147/529 (28)

62 (44)

85 (60)

1.70 (1.11–2.53)

0.006

 61–70 yr.

134/529 (25)

70 (52)

64 (48)

0.97 (0.64–1.47)

0.92

 51–60 yr.

74/529 (14)

51 (70)

22 (30)

0.41 (0.23–0.72)

< 0.001

 41–50 yr.

42/529 (8)

30 (71)

12 (29)

0.40 (0.18–0.84)

0.009

 0–40 yr.

28/529 (5.7)

24 (86)

4 (14)

0.16 (0.04–0.48)

< 0.001

Race/Ethnicity

no./total no. (%)

no. (%)

no. (%)

  

 Black

466/529 (88)

244 (52)

222 (48)

0.77 (0.43–1.36)

0.41

 Others

63/529 (12)

30 (48)

33 (52)

1.29 (0.73–2.30)

0.41

Sex

no./total no. (%)

no. (%)

no. (%)

  

 Male

286/529 (54)

138 (48)

148 (52)

1.37 (0.96–1.96)

0.08

 Female

243/529 (46)

136 (56)

106 (44)

0.72 (0.50–1.04)

0.08

BMI mean

30

31

29

NA

0.40

BMI

no./total no. (%)

no. (%)

no. (%)

  

  < 29.9

133/238 (56)

46 (34)

87 (66)

1.25 (0.71–2.21)

0.41

  > 30

105/238 (44)

42 (40)

63 (60)

0.79 (0.45–1.39)

0.41

Smoking Status

no./total no. (%)

no. (%)

no. (%)

  

 Non-smoker

161/200 (81)

82 (51)

79 (49)

0.74 (0.34–1.59)

0.47

 Past/current smoker

39/200 (19)

17 (42)

22 (58)

1.34 (0.62–2.90)

0.47