Research Article

Impact of SARS-CoV-2 Infection on Disease Trajectory in Youth with T1D: An EHR-Based Cohort Study from the RECOVER Program

Table 1

Participant characteristics in the (a) Broad Cohort and (b) Narrow Cohort prior to matching.

CharacteristicOverallNegative cohortPositive cohort

(a) Broad Cohort
n2,4042,039365
Age at cohort entrance, n (%)
 <5 years127 (5.2)115 (5.6)12 (3.3)
 5–11 years664 (27.6)591 (29.0)73 (20.0)
 12–15 years808 (33.6)669 (32.8)139 (38.1)
 16–20 years805 (33.5)664 (32.6)141 (38.6)
Sex, n (%)
 Female1,224 (50.9)1,044 (51.2)180 (49.3)
 Male/other/unknown1,180 (49.0)995 (48.7)186 (50.7)
Race/ethnicity, n (%)
 White non-Hispanic1,484 (61.7)1,283 (62.9)201 (55.1)
 Black non-Hispanic361 (15.0)286 (14.0)75 (20.5)
 Hispanic340 (14.1)281 (13.8)59 (16.2)
 Other/unknown219 (9.1)189 (9.2)30 (8.2)
Insurance class, n (%)
 Public1,082 (45.0)901 (44.2)181 (49.6)
 Private775 (32.2)685 (33.6)90 (24.7)
 Other/unknown547 (22.8)453 (22.2)94 (25.8)
Cohort entry perioda
 Original strain (March 2020–April 2021)1,429 (59.4)1,208 (59.2)221 (60.5)
 Alpha (May–July 2021)276 (11.5)258 (12.7)18 (4.9)
 Delta (Aug–December 2021)699 (29.1)573 (28.1)126 (34.5)
Test location, n (%)
 Emergency department667 (27.7)520 (25.5)147 (40.3)
 Inpatient540 (22.5)486 (23.8)54 (4.8)
 Outpatient office436 (18.1)380 (18.6)56 (15.3)
 Outpatient: test only761 (31.7)653 (32.0)108 (29.6)

(b) Narrow Cohort
n1,2211,028193
Age at cohort entrance, n (%)
 <5 years70 (5.8)64 (6.2)6 (3.1)
 5–11 years371 (30.4)331 (32.2)40 (20.7)
 12–15 years434 (35.5)347 (33.8)87 (45.1)
 16–20 years346 (28.3)286 (27.8)60 (31.1)
Sex, n (%)
 Female605 (49.5)513 (49.9)92 (47.7)
 Male616 (50.5)515 (50.1)101 (52.3)
Race/ethnicity, n (%)
 Non-Hispanic White774 (63.4)663 (64.5)111 (57.5)
 Non-Hispanic Black184 (15.1)146 (14.2)38 (19.7)
 Hispanic168 (13.8)138 (13.4)30 (15.5)
 Other/unknown95 (12.2)81 (7.9)14 (7.3)
Insurance class, n (%)
 Public541 (44.3)449 (43.7)92 (47.7)
 Private356 (29.2)315 (30.6)41 (21.2)
 Other/unknown324 (26.5)264 (25.7)60 (31.1)
Cohort entry period
 Original strain (March 2020–April 2021)708 (58.0)597 (58.1)111 (57.5)
 Alpha (May–July 2021)140 (11.5)133 (12.9)7 (3.6)
 Delta (August–December 2021)373 (30.5)298 (29.0)75 (38.9)
Test location, n (%)
 Emergency department349 (28.6)277 (26.9)72 (37.3)
 Inpatient238 (19.5)211 (20.5)27 (14.0)
 Outpatient office232 (19.0)197 (19.2)35 (18.1)
 Outpatient: test only402 (32.9)343 (33.4)59 (30.6)

aOur primary analyses required at least 6 months of follow-up after cohort entry.