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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of individuals hospitalized at Kaiser Permanente Southern California from 3/1/2020 to 5/31/2022a

From: Risk of subsequent lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) after hospitalization for COVID-19 LRTI and non-COVID-19 LRTI: a retrospective cohort study

Characteristic

non-LRTI hospitalization N = 176,788

n (%)

COVID-19 LRTI hospitalization, N = 22,417

n (%)

Non-COVID-19 LRTI hospitalization, N = 12,795

n (%)

Age

 18–< 35 years

28,774 (16.3)

1,764 (7.9)

694 (5.4)

 36–< 50 years

23,492 (13.3)

4,156 (18.5)

904 (7.1)

 50–< 65 years

40,124 (22.7)

7,732 (34.5)

2,459 (19.2)

 65–< 75 years

37,208 (21.0)

4,577 (20.4)

3,113 (24.3)

 ≥ 75 years

47,190 (26.7)

4,188 (18.7)

5,625 (44.0)

Sex

 F

95,422 (54.0)

9,531 (42.5)

5,888 (46.0)

 M

81,366 (46.0)

12,886 (57.5)

6,907 (54.0)

Race/Ethnicity

 White

76,398 (43.8)

5,740 (26.1)

6,259 (49.5)

 Asian

14,514 (8.3)

1,976 (9.0)

1,064 (8.4)

 Black

19,408 (11.1)

2,076 (9.4)

1,515 (12.0)

 Hispanic

61,063 (35.0)

11,840 (53.9)

3,666 (29.0)

 Other/Unknown

2,871 (1.6)

339 (1.5)

137 (1.1)

 Unknown

2,534

446

154

Number of outpatient encounters

 0–5

36,869 (20.9)

8,430 (37.6)

2,901 (22.7)

 6–10

28,715 (16.2)

5,210 (23.2)

2,233 (17.5)

 ≥ 11

111,204 (62.9)

8,777 (39.2)

7,661 (59.9)

Number of ED encountersb

 0

99,304 (56.2)

13,541 (60.4)

6,505 (50.8)

 1

42,636 (24.1)

5,820 (26.0)

3,197 (25.0)

 ≥ 2

34,848 (19.7)

3,056 (13.6)

3,093 (24.2)

Number of inpatient encountersb

 0

161,562 (91.4)

21,659 (96.6)

11,037 (86.3)

 1

10,729 (6.1)

619 (2.8)

1,130 (8.8)

 ≥ 2

4,497 (2.5)

139 (0.6)

628 (4.9)

Elixhauserb

 0–2

85,622 (48.4)

13,674 (61.0)

3,962 (31.0)

 3–5

55,755 (31.5)

6,075 (27.1)

4,240 (33.1)

 6–8

25,762 (14.6)

2,076 (9.3)

3,056 (23.9)

 ≥ 9

9,649 (5.5)

592 (2.6)

1,537 (12.0)

Previous LRTI

10,877 (6.2)

3,830 (17.1)

2,661 (20.8)

Frailty index category

 < 5

103,644 (58.6)

16,348 (72.9)

5,798 (45.3)

 5–< 15

56,350 (31.9)

5,003 (22.3)

4,700 (36.7)

 ≥ 15

16,794 (9.5)

1,066 (4.8)

2,297 (18.0)

ACIP risk category

 Low

77,424 (43.8)

10,557 (47.1)

3,385 (26.5)

 Medium

65,056 (36.8)

8,242 (36.8)

5,325 (41.6)

 High

34,308 (19.4)

3,618 (16.1)

4,085 (31.9)

ICU during index hospitalization

14,028 (7.9)

2,314 (10.3)

1,319 (10.3)

Ventilation during index hospitalization

3,470 (2.0)

1,077 (4.8)

633 (4.9)

PPSV23 receipt

 Before index-date

113,591 (64.3)

13,327 (59.5)

10,630 (83.1)

 During follow-up

3,161 (1.8)

620 (2.8)

178 (1.4)

PCV13 receipt

 Before index-date

83,521 (47.2)

8,453 (37.7)

8,837 (69.1)

 During follow-up

2,100 (1.2)

243 (1.1)

118 (0.9)

Flu vaccine

 In season prior to index date

100,043 (56.6)

11,310 (50.5)

7,928 (62.0)

 During follow-up

28,172 (15.9)

3,192 (14.2)

1,778 (13.9)

COVID-19 vaccine

 1st dose prior to index date

9,124 (5.2)

1,302 (5.8)

688 (5.4)

 1st dose during follow-up

50,001 (28.3)

11,560 (51.6)

3,052 (23.9)

 1st and 2nd dose prior to index date

47,578 (26.9)

1,491 (6.7)

3,133 (24.5)

 2nd dose during follow-up

50,246 (28.4)

11,505 (51.3)

3,037 (23.7)

 1st, 2nd, and 3rd dose prior to index date

25,916 (14.7)

476 (2.1)

1,880 (14.7)

 3rd dose during follow-up

40,033 (22.6)

5,448 (24.3)

2,210 (17.3)

  1. Abbreviations: ACIP Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, COVID-19 Coronavirus disease 2019, ED Emergency department, ICU Intensive care unit, LRTI Lower respiratory tract infection, PCV13 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, PPSV23 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine
  2. aIndex hospitalizations include individuals hospitalized for reasons other than LRTI (“non-LRTI”), those hospitalized for COVID-19 LRTI (“COVID-19 LRTI”), and those hospitalized for LRTI without COVID-19 (“non-COVID-19 LRTI”)
  3. bDefined in year prior to index hospital admission date