Characteristics and Risk Factors of Hospitalized and Nonhospitalized COVID-19 Patients, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, March-April 2020

Emerg Infect Dis. 2021;27(4):1164-1168. doi: 10.3201/eid2704.204709.

Abstract

We compared the characteristics of hospitalized and nonhospitalized patients who had coronavirus disease in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. We found that risk for hospitalization increased with a patient's age and number of concurrent conditions. We also found a potential association between hospitalization and high hemoglobin A1c levels in persons with diabetes.

Keywords: Atlanta; COVID-19; Georgia; SARS-CoV-2; United States; age; care seeking; concurrent conditions; coronavirus; coronavirus disease; respiratory infections; risk factors; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; symptoms; viruses; zoonoses.

MeSH terms

  • Age Factors
  • COVID-19* / epidemiology
  • COVID-19* / psychology
  • COVID-19* / therapy
  • Diabetes Mellitus* / blood
  • Diabetes Mellitus* / epidemiology
  • Disease Progression
  • Female
  • Georgia / epidemiology
  • Glycated Hemoglobin / analysis*
  • Hospitalization / statistics & numerical data*
  • Humans
  • Hypertension* / drug therapy
  • Hypertension* / epidemiology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Multimorbidity
  • Obesity* / diagnosis
  • Obesity* / epidemiology
  • Patient Acceptance of Health Care
  • Patient Care Management* / methods
  • Patient Care Management* / standards
  • Patient Care Management* / statistics & numerical data
  • Risk Assessment / methods
  • Risk Assessment / statistics & numerical data
  • Risk Factors
  • SARS-CoV-2

Substances

  • Glycated Hemoglobin A