Sociodemographic characteristics of Colombian newborns with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection
| Characteristic | N (%)* | Rate per 10 000 live births | |
| Sex | Male | 485 (55.1) | 15.0 |
| Female | 394 (44.9) | 12.8 | |
| Ethnic group | Native/Indigenous | 10 (1.1) | 3.3 |
| Afro-Colombian | 20 (2.2) | 8.4 | |
| No ethnic differentiation | 849 (96.5) | 14.7 | |
| Gestational age at birth weeks (n=241) | 20–27 | 3 (1.2) | 13.2 |
| 28–36 | 55 (22.7) | 9.5 | |
| ≥37 | 183 (75.9) | 3.3 | |
| Birth weight category (n=241) | < 2500 g | 59 (24.4) | 10.4 |
| ≥ 2500 g | 182 (75.5) | 3.2 | |
| Birth weight (g), median (range) (n=241) | 3020 (526–4225) | ||
| Socioeconomic stratum | Low | 574 (65.3) | ND |
| Medium | 115 (13.0) | ND | |
| High | 7 (0.8) | ND | |
| No data | 183 (20.8) | ND | |
| Underlying conditions† | Prematurity‡ | 65 (7.3) | 1.03 |
| Congenital heart disease | 10 (1.1) | 0.16 | |
| Birth defects | 8 (0.9) | 0.13 | |
| Low birth weight for GA§ | 6 (0.6) | 0.10 | |
| Undernutrition | 6 (0.6) | 0.10 | |
| Respiratory disease | 6 (0.6) | 0.10 | |
| Congenital syphilis | 2 (0.2) | 0.03 | |
| Tuberculosis | 1 (0.1) | 0.02 | |
*n=879, unless specified otherwise
†Sixty-seven infants were reported with one or more underlying conditions. These conditions are listed in the notification form and checked by the patient’s healthcare provider, no additional information regarding these conditions is received in the public health surveillance system.
‡This category of prematurity includes infants classified as being born preterm, with and without known GA at birth.
§Birth weight for gestational age and sex below the 10th percentile according to Fenton newborn growth standards.
GA, gestational age; ND, no data.