Table 1 Baseline characteristics of hospitalized Covid-19 patients included in the study across SDI (Social Deprivation Index) quintiles.

From: Influence of social deprivation index on in-hospital outcomes of COVID-19

 

Overall (N = 30,012)

Social Deprivation Index (SDI) quintiles

1 (N = 5098)

2 (N = 1082)

3 (N = 1590)

4 (N = 1586)

5 (N = 20,656)

P-Value

Demographics

 Race, No. (%)

      

0.007

  White

8490 (30.8)

2035 (46.7)

658 (63.0)

827 (54.7)

664 (44.8)

4306 (22.5)

 

 Ethnicity, No. (%)

      

 < 0.001

  Hispanic

10,920 (41.0)

1899 (45.0)

152 (15.6)

301 (21.7)

316 (23.1)

8252 (44.1)

 

 Age, No. (%), y

      

0.038

  > 64

12,263 (40.9)

2192 (43.0)

439 (40.6)

652 (41.0)

643 (40.5)

8337 (40.4)

 

  45–64

9992 (33.3)

1622 (31.8)

372 (34.4)

538 (33.8)

511 (32.2)

6949 (33.6)

 

  25–44

6692 (22.3)

1114 (21.9)

233 (21.5)

351 (22.1)

388 (24.5)

4606 (22.3)

 

  18–24

1065 (3.6)

170 (3.3)

38 (3.5)

49 (3.1)

44 (2.8)

764 (3.7)

 

 Male, No. (%)

15,247 (50.8)

2452 (48.1)

570 (52.7)

863 (54.3)

857 (54.0)

10,505 (50.9)

 < 0.001

Time, median (IQR)

 Weeks since March 1, 2020,

9.3 (4.7,41.7)

13.4 (5.1,42.1)

33.7 (5.3,43.1)

10.4 (4.7,42.2)

9.9 (4.9,42.0)

8.6 (4.6,41.3)

 

Vital signs at admission (Median (IQR)

 Systolic blood pressure

126 (113,140)

124 (112,139)

126 (114,140)

125 (113,141)

126 (115,140)

126 (113,140)

0.016

 Diastolic blood pressure

74 (66,83)

75 (68,83)

77 (69,84)

75 (66,83)

76 (66,84)

74 (65,82)

 < 0.001

 BMI

28 (25,33)

28 (24,32)

29 (25,33)

27 (24,32)

28 (24,32)

28 (25,33)

 < 0.001

In-hospital Outcomes, No. (%)

 Intubation

2902 (9.7)

496 (9.7)

84 (7.8)

130 (8.2)

132 (8.3)

2060 (10.0)

0.007

 Mortality

3554 (11.8)

488 (9.6)

88 (8.1)

142 (8.9)

156 (9.8)

2680 (13.0)

 < 0.001

Comorbidities, No. (%)

 Cancer

5909 (19.7)

910 (17.9)

209 (19.3)

329 (20.7)

305 (19.2)

4156 (20.1)

0.005

 Asthma

4696 (15.6)

564 (11.1)

122 (11.3)

218 (13.7)

188 (11.9)

3604 (17.4)

 < 0.001

 COPD

4019 (13.4)

381 (7.5)

113 (10.4)

210 (13.2)

214 (13.5)

3101 (15.0)

 < 0.001

 CAD

7544 (25.1)

859 (16.8)

285 (26.3)

477 (30.0)

440 (27.7)

5483 (26.5)

 < 0.001

 Heart failure

4198 (14.0)

534 (10.5)

114 (10.5)

197 (12.4)

194 (12.2)

3159 (15.3)

 < 0.001

 Diabetes

9889 (33.0)

1077 (21.1)

286 (26.4)

425 (26.7)

466 (29.4)

7635 (37.0)

 < 0.001

 Hyperlipidemia

11,580 (38.6)

1312 (25.7)

425 (39.3)

659 (41.4)

616 (38.8)

8568 (41.5)

 < 0.001

 Hypertension

16,084 (53.6)

2016 (39.5)

553 (51.1)

819 (51.5)

825 (52.0)

11,871 (57.5)

 < 0.001

  1. SDI quintiles: 1(Least Disadvantaged), 2(slightly disadvantaged), 3(moderately disadvantaged), 4(more disadvantaged) and 5(most disadvantaged).
  2. IQR interquartile range, CAD Coronary Artery Disease, COPD Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.