Table 1 Unweighted and weighted cohort characteristics (N = 883,416) of unvaccinated individuals, CoronaVac, or Comirnaty recipients.

From: Multimorbidity and adverse events of special interest associated with Covid-19 vaccines in Hong Kong

 

Unvaccinated

CoronaVac

Comirnaty

Unvaccinated

CoronaVac

Comirnaty

 
 

Unweighted

Weighteda

 

n

547,796

182,442

153,178

536,072

124,524

96,322

Maximum weighted SMD

Age [mean (SD)]

62.11 (12.85)

61.58 (11.08)

56.81 (13.43)

61.08 (13.33)

61.08 (11.31)

61.08 (12.17)

<0.001

Sex: male (%)

229,791 (41.9)

88,881 (48.7)

72,586 (47.4)

242587.9 (44.3)

80814.1 (44.3)

67831.5 (44.3)

<0.001

Chronic conditions (%)

 Hypertension

367,799 (67.1)

125,314 (68.7)

93,319 (60.9)

363621.4 (66.4)

121104.0 (66.4)

101688.5 (66.4)

<0.001

 Diabetes (type 2)

180,875 (33.0)

51,312 (28.1)

36,403 (23.8)

166524.0 (30.4)

55471.7 (30.4)

46570.1 (30.4)

<0.001

 Severe constipation

45,405 (8.3)

16,424 (9.0)

13,804 (9.0)

46915.4 (8.6)

15619.6 (8.6)

13111.6 (8.6)

<0.001

 Depression

34,333 (6.3)

10,745 (5.9)

13,310 (8.7)

36257.6 (6.6)

12056.4 (6.6)

10126.4 (6.6)

<0.001

 Cancer

31,308 (5.7)

4671 (2.6)

4733 (3.1)

25244.0 (4.6)

8407.6 (4.6)

7050.6 (4.6)

<0.001

 Hypothyroidism

27,752 (5.1)

9555 (5.2)

9508 (6.2)

29019.7 (5.3)

9673.0 (5.3)

8119.2 (5.3)

<0.001

 Chronic pain

23,305 (4.3)

7577 (4.2)

7845 (5.1)

24013.3 (4.4)

8006.3 (4.4)

6699.9 (4.4)

<0.001

 Asthma

18,172 (3.3)

5119 (2.8)

7061 (4.6)

18773.8 (3.4)

6277.3 (3.4)

5265.2 (3.4)

<0.001

 Chronic pulmonary disease

12,090 (2.2)

2638 (1.4)

1663 (1.1)

10152.9 (1.9)

3373.7 (1.8)

2846.7 (1.9)

<0.001

 Schizophrenia

10,915 (2.0)

1634 (0.9)

1637 (1.1)

8803.3 (1.6)

2930.7 (1.6)

2463.7 (1.6)

<0.001

 Rheumatoid arthritis

7654 (1.4)

1582 (0.9)

1663 (1.1)

6783.9 (1.2)

2257.3 (1.2)

1883.2 (1.2)

<0.001

 Peptic ulcer disease

6662 (1.2)

2224 (1.2)

1583 (1.0)

6502.3 (1.2)

2162.0 (1.2)

1810.1 (1.2)

<0.001

 Alcohol misuse

4535 (0.8)

1356 (0.7)

1278 (0.8)

4441.6 (0.8)

1468.2 (0.8)

1242.3 (0.8)

<0.001

 Cirrhosis

3294 (0.6)

544 (0.3)

433 (0.3)

2634.9 (0.5)

876.7 (0.5)

746.0 (0.5)

<0.001

 Parkinson’s disease

3182 (0.6)

409 (0.2)

336 (0.2)

2419.1 (0.4)

811.4 (0.4)

685.1 (0.4)

<0.001

 Dementia

3030 (0.6)

299 (0.2)

204 (0.1)

2184.8 (0.4)

734.9 (0.4)

607.3 (0.4)

0.001

 Psoriasis

2524 (0.5)

721 (0.4)

814 (0.5)

2513.0 (0.5)

836.6 (0.5)

705.5 (0.5)

<0.001

 Irritable bowel syndrome

1710 (0.3)

621 (0.3)

823 (0.5)

1960.3 (0.4)

652.3 (0.4)

545.5 (0.4)

<0.001

 Inflammatory bowel disease

1548 (0.3)

360 (0.2)

595 (0.4)

1584.6 (0.3)

514.3 (0.3)

427.3 (0.3)

0.002

 Peripheral vascular disease

93 (0.0)

9 (0.0)

9 (0.0)

91.5 (0.0)

8.7 (0.0)

13.9 (0.0)

0.012

Multimorbidity statusb (%)

      

0.012

 One condition

344,866 (63.0)

128,890 (70.6)

114,311 (74.6)

363464.1 (66.4)

121971.7 (66.9)

102332.2 (66.8)

 Two conditions

168,166 (30.7)

46,844 (25.7)

34,071 (22.2)

155986.2 (28.5)

51013.4 (28.0)

42906.3 (28.0)

 Three conditions

28,767 (5.3)

5893 (3.2)

4224 (2.8)

23974.7 (4.4)

7938.7 (4.4)

6712.3 (4.4)

 Four or more conditions

5997 (1.1)

815 (0.4)

572 (0.4)

4371.0 (0.8)

1518.2 (0.8)

1227.3 (0.8)

Adverse events of special interestb (%)

 Cardiovascular system

759 (0.1)

160 (0.1)

106 (0.1)

737.8 (0.1)

158.1 (0.1)

118.0 (0.1)

 Circulatory system

689 (0.1)

135 (0.1)

113 (0.1)

664.4 (0.1)

131.6 (0.1)

134.3 (0.1)

 Hepato-renal system

513 (0.1)

148 (0.1)

86 (0.1)

508.3 (0.1)

147.9 (0.1)

85.7 (0.1)

 Auto-immune diseases

229 (0.0)

40 (0.0)

55 (0.0)

233.5 (0.0)

41.3 (0.0)

50.6 (0.0)

 Respiratory system

154 (0.0)

18 (0.0)

10 (0.0)

140.9 (0.0)

17.9 (0.0)

12.9 (0.0)

 Other system

113 (0.0)

42 (0.0)

43 (0.0)

105.9 (0.0)

43.3 (0.0)

33.7 (0.0)

 Nerves and central nervous system

63 (0.0)

14 (0.0)

16 (0.0)

59.5 (0.0)

13.6 (0.0)

16.6 (0.0)

 Skin, bone, and joints system

2 (0.0)

1 (0.0)

4 (0.0)

1.7 (0.0)

1.1 (0.0)

2.9 (0.0)

  1. SMD standardized mean difference.
  2. a Weighting variables: age, sex, hypertension, diabetes mellitus (type 2), severe constipation, depression, cancer, hypothyroidism, chronic pain, asthma, alcohol misuse, chronic pulmonary disease, schizophrenia, rheumatoid arthritis, peptic ulcer disease, cirrhosis, psoriasis, Parkinson’s disease, dementia, irritable bowel syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease, and peripheral vascular disease.
  3. b Not included for weighting.