Table 3 Crude COVID-19 outcomes among confirmed cases by sociodemographic characteristics, risk category and risk criteria.

From: Comparison of COVID-19 outcomes among shielded and non-shielded populations

 

COVID-19 hospitalisation

N = 3348a

COVID-19 ICU admission

N = 3348a

COVID-19 case-fatality

N = 3846b

Not admitted

Admitted

p value

Not admitted

Admitted

p value

Alive

Dead

p value

N = 1687

N = 1661

N = 3226

N = 122

N = 2819

N = 1027

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Age group (years)

  

< 0.0001

  

< 0.0001

  

< 0.0001

0–24

97 (83.62)

19 (16.38)

 

116 (100.00)

0

 

116 (100.00)

0 (0.00)

 

25–44

410 (76.92)

123 (23.08)

 

520 (97.74)

12 (2.26)

 

526 (98.50)

8 (1.50)

 

45–64

553 (51.59)

519 (48.41)

 

990 (92.35)

82 (7.65)

 

1003 (91.77)

90 (8.23)

 

≥ 65

630 (38.65)

1000 (61.35)

 

1600 (98.28)

28 (1.72)

 

1174 (55.83)

929 (44.17)

 

Sex

        

< 0.0001

Male

579 (41.12)

829 (58.88)

< 0.0001

1322 (93.96)

85 (6.04)

< 0.0001

1105 (68.08)

518 (31.92)

 

Female

1108 (57.11)

832 (42.89)

 

1904 (98.09)

37 (1.91)

 

1717 (77.10)

509 (22.90)

 

Deprivation quintile

  

< 0.0001

  

0.29

  

0.0004

1 (most deprived)

566 (43.44)

737 (56.56)

 

1250 (96.08)

51 (3.92)

 

1046 (70.34)

441 (29.66)

 

2

332 (54.07)

282 (45.93)

 

592 (96.57)

21 (3.43)

 

531 (78.90)

142 (21.10)

 

3

235 (50.98)

226 (49.02)

 

438 (95.01)

23 (4.99)

 

394 (72.03)

153 (27.97)

 

4

204 (51.00)

196 (49.00)

 

390 (97.50)

10 (2.50)

 

341 (72.40)

130 (27.60)

 

5 (most affluent)

353 (61.61)

220 (38.39)

 

556 (97.03)

17 (2.97)

 

507 (75.90)

161 (24.10)

 

Risk category

  

< 0.0001

  

0.0001

  

< 0.0001

Low

791 (66.41)

400 (33.59)

 

1125 (94.54)

65 (5.46)

 

1130 (93.08)

84 (6.92)

 

Moderate

828 (44.54)

1031 (55.46)

 

1807 (97.20)

52 (2.80)

 

1485 (64.90)

803 (35.10)

 

Shielded

71 (23.59)

230 (76.41)

 

294 (98.33)

5 (1.67)

 

204 (59.30)

140 (40.70)

 

Moderate risk criteria

Chronic respiratory disease

205 (45.35)

247 (54.65)

0.02

439 (97.34)

12 (2.66)

0.29

420 (88.79)

53 (11.21)

< 0.0001

Heart disease

149 (37.72)

246 (62.28)

< 0.0001

388 (98.23)

7 (1.77)

0.049

330 (74.16)

115 (25.84)

0.7

Hypertension

404 (42.57)

545 (57.43)

< 0.0001

922 (97.26)

26 (2.74)

0.10

836 (78.87)

224 (21.13)

< 0.0001

Diabetes

161 (35.31)

295 (64.69)

< 0.0001

432 (94.95)

23 (5.05)

0.11

398 (80.73)

95 (19.27)

< 0.0001

Weakened immune system

2 (16.67)

10 (83.33)

0.04

12 (100.00)

0

6 (50.00)

6 (50.00)

0.13

 ≥ 70 years of age

587 (40.37)

867 (59.63)

< 0.0001

1445 (99.45)

8 (0.55)

< 0.0001

1035 (54.10)

878 (45.90)

< 0.0001

Shielding criteria

Severe respiratory disease

33 (19.64)

135 (80.36)

< 0.0001

165 (99.40)

< 5

111 (55.78)

88 (44.22)

< 0.0001

Specific cancers

10 (25.64)

29 (74.36)

0.003

39 (100.00)

0

27 (62.79)

16 (37.21)

0.16

Pregnant, severe heart disease

Immunosuppressive therapy

14 (21.88)

50 (78.12)

< 0.0001

61 (95.31)

< 5

42 (62.69)

25 (37.31)

0.07

Solid organ transplant

2 (11.76)

15 (88.24)

0.003

16 (94.12)

< 5

-

11 (61.11)

7 (38.89)

0.37

Rare diseases and IEM

12 (33.33)

24 (66.67)

0.06

35 (97.22)

< 5

23 (52.27)

21 (47.73)

0.003

Renal dialysis

12 (40.00)

18 (60.00)

0.33

30 (100.00)

0

23 (76.67)

7 (23.33)

0.83

  1. N number; IEM inborn errors of metabolism.
  2. aLaboratory-confirmed (test-positive) COVID-19 cases.
  3. bClinically-confirmed (test-positive or COVID-19 on death certificate) COVID-19 cases.