Table 1.

Demographic Descriptors of the Population Groups

Type 2 Diabetes (D)SARS-CoV-2 Hospitalized (H)Respiratory Illness (R)P Value
n = 50n = 41n = 41
Age (years), mean, SD61.1712.61*58.4910.9350.5019.65*<0.05
Race (n, %)
    White4284.0*1948.7*3278.1<0.01
    Black36.01538.5717.1
    Other (Hispanic, Asian, Alaska Native, American Indian, MENA, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, multirace)510.0512.824.9
Gender (n, %)<0.05
    Female3168.0*1741.5*2560.1
    Male1632.02458.51639.0
Partner status (n, %)NS
    Partnered3061.22868.32970.7
    Single1938.81331.71229.3
Occupation (n, %)NS
    Employed1226.71541.71846.2
    Student12.200.025.1
    Unemployed715.6513.925.1
    Retired/disabled2555.61644.41743.6
Income (n, %)
    Under $10K48.537.937.3NS
    $10K-$49,999919.2615.81536.6
    $50K-$99,9992144.71539.51536.6
    $100,000+1327.71436.8819.5
Education (n, %)NS
    High school or less918.037.5614.6
    Some college1632.01537.51126.8
    Completed college1122.01332.51536.6
    Postcollege1428.0922.5922.0
Insurance (n, %)NS
    Private2958.02561.02151.2
    Federal (Medicaid, Medicare, tribal)2040.01639.02048.8
    None12.000.000.0
Length of time with PCP (n, %)NS
    3 or fewer years1836.01537.51434.2
    More than 3 years3264.02562.52765.9
Number in household (n, %)NS
    2 or fewer persons3366.02666.72255.0
    More than 2 persons1734.01333.31845.0
    Tobacco use (n, %)NS
    Current/ever1122.51024.41741.5
    Never3877.63175.62458.5
  • * Significant two-way comparisons by post hoc testing.

  • NS, not significant; PCP, primary care physician; SD, standard deviation.