Table 1 Demographics and baseline characteristics of patients admitted to HMH hospitals and laboratory confirmed with COVID-19 by CDI enhanced COVID-19 test.

From: Diagnosis, clinical characteristics, and outcomes of COVID-19 patients from a large healthcare system in northern New Jersey

 

No. (%)

Demographics

Total no.

722

Age, median (IQR) [range], years

63 (51–75) [0–101]

Sex

Female

272 (37.7)

Male

450 (62.3)

Race/ethnicity

No

716

African American

62 (8.6)

Asian

36 (5.0)

White

363 (50.7)

Hispanic

143 (20.0)

Other

112 (15.6)

Healthcare worker

92 (12.7)

Former/current smoker [total no.]

173 (25.5) [679]

Comorbidities [total no.]

Cancer

112 (15.8) [707]

Diabetes

210 (29.5) [711]

Asthma

79 (11.2) [705]

COPD

49 (7.0) [705]

Renal failure

46 (6.6) [701]

HIV

2 (0.3) [722]

Hepatitis

11 (1.5) [722]

Hypertension

373 (52.2) [714]

Heart failure

52 (7.4) [703]

Adult BMI ≥ 30

249 (40.4) [617]

Presenting symptoms [total no.]

Fever

520 (73.0) [712]

Shortness of breath

507 (70.9) [715]

Cough

487 (68.4) [712]

Nausea

82 (11.4) [722]

Diarrhea

121 (16.8) [722]

Loss of taste or smell

11 (1.5) [722]

  1. IQR interquartile range, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, BMI body mass index.