Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of hospitalized adults and older adults with SARS due to COVID-19 in Brazil in 2020–2022

Sex

Woman

162,209 (67.2)

79,141 (32.8)

301,204 (66.3)

152,799 (33.7)

59,692 (67.7)

28,523 (32.3)

Man

201,501 (65.3)

106,971 (34.7)

384,677 (66.8)

191,605 (33.2)

63,893 (72.1)

24,702 (27.9)

Age (years)

20 to 39

61,096 (89.3)

7,332 (10.7)

138,832 (85.3)

23,844 (14.7)

15,168 (89.9)

1,712 (10.1)

40 to 59

142,732 (80.0)

35,725 (20.0)

307,073 (74.9)

102,697 (25.1)

24,402 (79.1)

6,456 (20.9)

60 to 79

127,301 (57.8)

92,887 (42.2)

197,656 (55.8)

156,750 (44.2)

48,412 (68.7)

22,067 (31.3)

80 or more

32,581 (39.4)

50,168 (60.6)

42,320 (40.9)

61,113 (59.1)

35,603 (60.8)

22,990 (39.2)

Race/Color

White

179,547 (67.9)

84,891 (32.1)

370,237 (67.2)

180,790 (32.8)

73,223 (70.5)

30,616 (29.5)

Black

23,266 (62.7)

13,815 (37.3)

33,791 (62.8)

20,038 (37.2)

5,751 (66.8)

2,854 (33.2)

Yellow

7,036 (68.3)

3,271 (31.7)

11,241 (70.7)

4,666 (29.3)

2,010 (71.6)

799 (28.4)

Brown

150,324 (64.7)

82,162 (35.3)

265,562 (66.1)

136,311 (33.9)

41,544 (69.1)

18,542 (30.9)

Indigenous

3,537 (64.2)

1,973 (35.8)

5,050 (66.0)

2,599 (34.0)

1,057 (71.9)

414 (28.1)

Country’s macro-region

Southeast

191,516 (67.6)

91,830 (32.4)

348,052 (67.0)

171,122 (33.0)

65,561 (69.7)

28,464 (30.3)

South

57,363 (70.9)

23,562 (29.1)

139,912 (68.6)

64,050 (31.4)

26,421 (72.3)

10,107 (27.7)

Midwest

38,559 (70.1)

16,447 (29.9)

75,097 (69.3)

33,235 (30.7)

12,105 (74.1)

4,225 (25.9)

North

23,460 (60.2)

15,489 (39.8)

34,269 (59.3)

23,480 (40.7)

4,530 (67.7)

2,157 (32.3)

Northeast

52,812 (57.7)

38,784 (42.3)

88,551 (62.8)

52,517 (37.2)

14,968 (64.4)

8,272 (35.6)