June 17, 2020

Characteristics Associated with Hospitalization Among Patients with COVID-19 — Metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia, March–April 2020

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Clinical Characteristics and Health Care Setting

• An analysis of 220 hospitalized and 311 non–hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Atlanta found older age, black race, diabetes, lack of insurance, male sex, smoking, and obesity were independently associated with hospitalization. 

Killerby et al. (June 17, 2020). Characteristics Associated with Hospitalization Among Patients with COVID-19 — Metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia, March–April 2020. MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. https://doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6925e1