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Table 1 Study Participant Demographics and Characteristic

From: A model of disparities: risk factors associated with COVID-19 infection

 

Tested patients

(N = 34,503)

Tested Positive

(N = 2578)

Tested Negative

(31,925)

N

%

N

%

N

%

Sociodemographic

Age

  < 18

1393

4.0

35

1.4

1358

4.3

 18–29

4494

13.0

268

10.4

4226

13.2

 30–39

5803

16.8

304

11.8

5499

17.2

 40–49

5468

15.8

411

15.9

5057

15.8

 50–59

5663

16.4

523

20.3

5140

16.1

 60–69

5467

15.8

467

18.1

5000

15.7

 70–79

3522

10.2

296

11.5

3226

10.1

 80+

2693

7.8

274

10.6

2419

7.6

Gender

 Female

21,209

59.6

1352

52.4

19,219

60.2

 Male

13,924

40.4

1225

47.5

12,699

39.8

Education

 Education < 12 years

9565

27.7

826

32.0

8739

27.4

Employment

 Student

1148

3.3

51

2.0

1097

3.4

 Employed

16,570

48.0

1311

50.9

15,259

47.8

 Not Employed

5872

17.0

362

14.0

5510

17.3

 Retired

7284

21.1

637

24.7

6647

20.8

 Unknown

3629

10.5

217

8.4

3412

10.7

Race

 White

24,799

71.9

1437

55.7

23,362

73.2

 American Indian | Alaska Native

465

1.3

13

0.5

452

1.4

 Asian

1713

5.0

209

8.1

1504

4.7

 Black | African American

1649

4.8

159

6.2

1490

4.7

 Native Hawaiian | Pacific Islander

356

1.0

25

1.0

331

1.0

 Unknown

5521

16.0

735

28.5

4786

15.0

Ethnicity

 Other Ethnic Groups

30,938

89.7

1940

75.3

28,998

90.8

 Hispanic or Latino

3565

10.3

638

24.7

2927

9.2

Religious Affiliation

 Agnostic

10,938

31.7

661

25.6

10,277

32.2

 Christian

14,483

42.0

1219

47.3

13,264

41.5

 Other Religion

1181

3.4

103

4.0

1078

3.4

 Unknown

7901

22.9

595

23.1

7306

22.9

Relationship

 Single

12,940

37.5

790

30.6

12,150

38.1

 Divorced or Legally Separated

5248

15.2

383

14.9

4865

15.2

 Married or Significant Other

15,173

44.0

1305

50.6

13,868

43.4

 Unknown

1142

3.3

100

3.9

1042

3.3

Language

 English

32,277

93.5

2085

80.9

30,192

94.6

 Sino-Tibetan

286

0.8

55

2.1

231

0.7

 Spanish

1022

3.0

291

11.3

731

2.3

 Other Languages

918

2.7

147

5.7

771

2.4

Clinical

Body Mass Index

 Normal

7088

20.5

444

17.2

6644

20.8

 Underweight

554

1.6

30

1.2

524

1.6

 Moderately Obese

5667

16.4

452

17.5

5215

16.3

 Overweight

8009

23.2

670

26.0

7339

23.0

 Severely Obese

3080

8.9

243

9.4

2837

8.9

 Very Severely Obese

2835

8.2

208

8.1

2627

8.2

 Unknown

7270

21.1

531

20.6

6739

21.1

Number of Chronic Conditions

 0

11,893

34.5

1017

39.4

10,876

34.1

 1–2

12,185

35.3

924

35.8

11,261

35.3

 3–4

6563

19.0

406

15.7

6157

19.3

 5+

3862

11.2

231

9.0

3631

11.4

Clinical Diagnosis

 Diagnosis of Diabetes

4942

14.3

456

17.7

4486

14.1

 Diagnosis of Kidney Disease

65

0.2

6

0.2

59

0.2

 Diagnosis of HIV/AIDS

141

0.4

13

0.5

128

0.4

 Diagnosis of Dementia

1039

3.0

135

5.2

904

2.8

Polypharmacy

 0 Prescriptions

8933

25.9

826

32.0

8107

25.4

 1–9 Prescriptions

18,066

52.4

1370

53.1

16,696

52.3

 10–19 Prescriptions

5307

15.4

298

11.6

5009

15.7

 20–29 Prescriptions

1549

4.5

61

2.4

1488

4.7

 30+ Prescriptions

648

1.9

23

0.9

625

2.0

Mental Health and Substance Use

 History of Illicit Drug Use

4375

12.7

137

5.3

4238

13.3

 History of Tobacco Use

5606

16.2

162

6.3

5444

17.1

 Diagnosis of Serious Persistent Mental Illness

4507

13.1

177

6.9

4330

13.6

 Diagnosis of Substance Use Disorder

3605

10.4

112

4.3

3493

10.9

Primary Care Affiliation

 Internal Primary Care Provider

14,682

42.55

894

34.7

13,788

43.2

 External Primary Care Provider

12,456

36.1

1026

39.8

11,430

35.8

 Unknown Primary Care Provider

7365

21.35

658

25.5

6707

21.0

 Electronic Communication through the EMR

22,158

64.2

1337

51.9

20,821

65.2

Symptoms

 Fever

20,565

59.6

1995

77.4

18,570

58.2

 Cough

24,506

71.0

2062

80.0

22,444

70.3

 Breath

21,587

62.6

1857

72.0

19,730

61.8

 Chills

694

2.0

88

3.4

606

1.9

 Myalgia

955

2.8

145

5.6

810

2.5

Environmental

Region

 Oregon

10,486

30.4

454

17.6

10,032

31.4

 Alaska

1837

5.3

86

3.3

1751

5.5

 Puget Sound

6273

18.2

704

27.3

5569

17.4

 Southern California

3852

11

605

23.5

3247

10.2

 Washington | Montana

12,055

34.9

729

28.3

11,326

35.5

Age-Stratified Communal Living

 Non-Communal Living

24,581

71.2

1766

68.5

22,815

71.5

 Adult Community

1619

4.7

143

5.5

1476

4.6

 Adult and Youth

5294

15.3

400

15.5

4894

15.3

 Multigenerational

1970

5.7

177

6.9

1793

5.6

 Senior Living

489

1.4

58

2.2

431

1.4

 Other

550

1.6

34

1.3

516

1.6

 Financial Insecurity

9993

29.0

768

29.8

9225

28.9

 Housing Insecurity

6743

19.5

709

27.5

6034

18.9

 Transportation Insecurity

10,429

30.2

810

31.4

9619

30.1

 Low Air Quality

9664

28.0

754

29.2

8910

27.9