Differences in COVID-19 Hospitalizations by Self-Reported Race and Ethnicity in a Hospital in Honolulu, Hawaii
ORIGINAL RESEARCH — Volume 19 — November 17, 2022
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Figure 1.
Overall accuracy of race and ethnicity in the electronic medical records of patients in a hospital in Honolulu, Hawaii. Overall accuracy was defined as the total number of hospital electronic medical record entries that matched the self-identified description divided by the total number of surveys.
| Self-identification | All patients, % | P value | Multiracial patients, % | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asian | 92.2 | <.001 | 78.4 | .32 |
| Non-Hispanic White | 90.5 | 80.8 | ||
| Native Hawaiian | 79.2 | 78.5 | ||
| Pacific Islander | 90.8 | 82.6 |
Figure 2.
Results for a simulation of COVID-19–related hospitalizations that compared the distribution of adjusted self-identified race and ethnicity (simulated distribution) with the distribution of state-reported race and ethnicity (solid vertical lines). “Other” refers to any patient whose self-reported race did not match predefined categories (eg, “metropolitan,” “mixed,” blank response).
| Race and ethnicity | State-reported no. of hospitalizations | Adjusted no. of hospitalizations | Percentage change | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asian | 1,528 | 1,509 | Minus 1.3% | .15 |
| Non-Hispanic White | 598 | 594 | Minus 0.6% | .74 |
| Native Hawaiian | 923 | 1,003 | Plus 8.7% | <.001 |
| Pacific Islander | 728 | 756 | Plus 3.4% | .002 |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 51 | 43 | Minus 15.8% | .002 |
| Other | 213 | 135 | Minus 36.4% | <.001 |
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