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Table 1 Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of COVID-19 confirmed positive cases by sex (march 2020-march 2022) in Aragón, Spain

From: Gender health care inequalities in health crisis: when uncertainty can lead to inequality

 

Men (N = 186,455)

Women (N = 203,644)

p

Age (years)a

  

 < 0.001

<  = 15

34,028 (18.2%)

32,573 (16.0%)

 

16–44

74,331 (39.9%)

82,414 (40.5%)

 

45–64

52,002 (27.9%)

55,854 (27.4%)

 

65–79

17,022 (9.13%)

17,801 (8.74%)

 

≥ 80

9072 (4.87%)

15,002 (7.37%)

 

Socioeconomic levela

  

 < 0.001

Employed < 18,000€ per year

62,249 (33.4%)

78,324 (38.5%)

 

Employed ≥ 18,000€ per year

64,099 (34.4%)

49,319 (24.2%)

 

Unemployed

5458 (2.93%)

8521 (4.18%)

 

Pensioner < 18,000€ per year

23,736 (12.7%)

34,979 (17.2%)

 

Pensioner ≥ 18,000€ per year

12,597 (6.76%)

9507 (4.67%)

 

Mutualist

8319 (4.46%)

8200 (4.03%)

 

Other

9997 (5.36%)

14,794 (7.26%)

 

Residing in a long-term care facilitya

4237 (2.27%)

7707 (3.78%)

 < 0.001

Deprivation quartilea

  

0.031

1 (least deprivation)

52,969 (28.8%)

58,772 (29.1%)

 

2

44,674 (24.3%)

49,222 (24.4%)

 

3

37,291 (20.3%)

40,264 (20.0%)

 

4 (highest deprivation)

48,779 (26.6%)

53,469 (26.5%)

 

Zone of residencea

  

 < 0.001

Rural

52,403 (28.5%)

54,131 (26.8%)

 

Urban

131,310 (71.5%)

147,596 (73.2%)

 

Morbidity burdenb

3.36 (3.97)

4.01 (4.19)

 < 0.001

Morbiditya

Diabetes Mellitus

11,465 (6.49%)

9421 (4.83%)

 < 0.001

Heart failure

1891 (1.07%)

2553 (1.31%)

 < 0.001

Ischemic heart disease

4905 (2.78%)

2362 (1.21%)

 < 0.001

Stroke

2415 (1.37%)

2312 (1.19%)

 < 0.001

Hypertension

27,430 (15.5%)

28,907 (14.8%)

 < 0.001

COPD

4557 (2.58%)

2565 (1.31%)

 < 0.001

Chronic kidney disease

6212 (3.51%)

6980 (3.58%)

0.299

Cirrhosis

2754 (1.56%)

1985 (1.02%)

 < 0.001

HIV/AIDS

429 (0.24%)

252 (0.13%)

 < 0.001

Depression

8233 (4.66%)

21,944 (11.2%)

 < 0.001

Dementia

1725 (0.98%)

4246 (2.18%)

 < 0.001

  1. N number, p statistical significance. aNumber (percentage). bMean (Standard Deviation). COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease