Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study participants according to vaccination schedule.

From: Comparative effectiveness and safety of homologous two-dose ChAdOx1 versus heterologous vaccination with ChAdOx1 and BNT162b2

Variable

Heterologous

Homologous

N

14,325

14,325

Socio-demographic and socio-economic

 Mean (SD) age, years

42.20 (9.60)

42.21 (9.57)

 Female sex

8959 (62.5%)

8959 (62.5%)

 Socio-economic status: first quartile (least deprived)

2725 (19.02%)

2745 (19.16%)

 Socio-economic status: second quartile

4403 (30.74%)

4363 (30.46%)

 Socio-economic status: third quartile

2162 (15.09%)

2145 (14.97%)

 Socio-economic status: fourth quartile (most deprived)

2260 (15.78%)

2276 (15.89%)

 Residence in a rural area

2775 (19.37%)

2796 (19.52%)

Medicines use

 Analgesics

654 (4.57%)

533 (3.72%)

 Sedatives/hypnotics

1049 (7.32%)

948 (6.62%)

 Anticoagulants

201 (1.40%)

116 (0.81%)

 Antidepressants

1228 (8.57%)

1077 (7.52%)

 Antiepileptics

449 (3.13%)

353 (2.46%)

 Antipsychotics

281 (1.96%)

157 (1.10%)

 Antacids

618 (4.31%)

533 (3.72%)

 Systemic corticosteroids

101 (0.71%)

82 (0.57%)

 Oral antidiabetics

187 (1.31%)

150 (1.05%)

 Insulin

105 (0.73%)

73 (0.51%)

 Lipid modifying agents

453 (3.16%)

410 (2.86%)

 Alpha blockers

5 (0.03%)

2 (0.01%)

 Other antihypertensives

4 (0.03%)

1 (0.01%)

 Beta blockers

202 (1.41%)

193 (1.35%)

 Calcium channel blockers

135 (0.94%)

101 (0.71%)

 Combination antihypertensives

209 (1.46%)

176 (1.23%)

 Diuretics

103 (0.72%)

108 (0.75%)

 ACE inhibitors/ARBs

423 (2.95%)

424 (2.96%)

 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease/asthma inhalers

579 (4.04%)

528 (3.69%)

Comorbidities

 Atrial fibrillation

23 (0.16%)

19 (0.13%)

 Osteoarthritis

513 (3.58%)

533 (3.72%)

 Asthma

935 (6.53%)

910 (6.35%)

 Ischaemic heart disease

48 (0.34%)

38 (0.27%)

 Diabetes mellitus

266 (1.86%)

209 (1.46%)

 Liver disease

289 (2.02%)

278 (1.94%)

 Hypertension

826 (5.77%)

814 (5.68%)

 Heart failure

5 (0.03%)

2 (0.01%)

 Cerebrovascular disease

41 (0.29%)

26 (0.18%)

 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

46 (0.32%)

37 (0.26%)

 Chronic kidney disease

44 (0.31%)

54 (0.38%)

 Cancer (all except non-melanoma skin cancer)

344 (2.40%)

325 (2.27%)

 Obesity

1539 (10.74%)

1391 (9.71%)

 Valvular disease

73 (0.51%)

64 (0.45%)

 Hepatitis B

20 (0.14%)

15 (0.10%)

 Hepatitis C

49 (0.34%)

34 (0.24%)

 HIV infection

49 (0.34%)

47 (0.33%)