Table 1 COVID risk index components, median age, and the racial and Hispanic composition of NYC ZCTAs according to quartiles of the risk index
Variable | Quartile 1 (lowest risk score; 21.46–40.26) mean (SD) | Quartile 2 (40.27–48.15) mean (SD) | Quartile 3 (48.16–55.01) mean (SD) | Quartile 4 (highest risk score; 55.02–73.84) mean (SD) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Median age (years) | 35.4 (3.31) | 37.64 (3.81) | 36.71 (4.26) | 36.73 (6.23) | 0.1326 |
Proportion white residents (%) | 66.68 (15.40) | 45.89 (21.26) | 36.78 (23.53) | 32.21 (26.81) | < 0.0001 |
Proportion Hispanic residents (%) | 17.12 (12.40) | 29.13 (18.53) | 25.67 (18.82) | 34.52 (22.98) | 0.0004 |
Obesity prevalence (%) | 17.87 (5.01) | 22.31 (4.24) | 26.53 (4.69) | 29.72 (5.98) | < 0.0001 |
Kidney disease prevalence (%) | 2.17 (0.49) | 2.84 (0.27) | 3.2 (0.26) | 3.67 (0.48) | < 0.0001 |
Hypertension prevalence (%) | 20.36 (4.00) | 26.43 (2.15) | 30.37 (3.13) | 33.60 (3.41) | < 0.0001 |
Heart Disease prevalence (%) | 3.75 (1.01) | 5.25 (0.42) | 5.76 (0.59) | 6.49 (0.81) | < 0.0001 |
Diabetes prevalence (%) | 6.87 (2.27) | 10.48 (1.58) | 11.78 (1.40) | 13.13 (2.17) | < 0.0001 |
COPD prevalence (%) | 3.78 (1.11) | 5.17 (0.62) | 6.04 (0.72) | 6.75 (0.90) | < 0.0001 |
Cancer (except skin) prevalence (%) | 5.02 (1.14) | 5.49 (1.03) | 5.55 (0.94 | 5.79 (1.53) | 0.1333 |
Asthma prevalence (%) | 8.46 (0.74) | 8.92 (0.95) | 10.11 (1.34) | 10.80 (1.26) | < 0.0001 |
Alcohol Hospitalizations Prevalence (%) | 1.71 (1.02) | 1.36 (0.56) | 1.51 (0.77) | 2.26 (1.20) | 0.0005 |
Birth rate (%) | 1.25 (0.37) | 1.16 (0.32) | 1.26 (0.32) | 1.30 (0.23) | 0.0325 |
Hepatitis C prevalence (%) | 0.05 (0.02) | 0.05 (0.01) | 0.05 (0.01) | 0.08 (0.03) | < 0.0001 |
Hepatitis B prevalence (%) | 0.06 (0.07) | 0.09 (0.09) | 0.08 (0.07) | 0.07 (0.04) | < 0.0001 |
Proportion ≥ 65 years old (%) | 12.3 (4.7) | 14.88 (4.09) | 14.51 (3.72) | 15.73 (5.95) | 0.0378 |