Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study cohort and vaccination status.

From: Effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines among children 6–11 years against hospitalization during Omicron predominance in Malaysia

Characteristic

Overall

N = 24741641

Vaccination status

p-value2

Unvaccinated

N = 12380401

Partially vaccinated with BNT162b2

N = 1365701

Fully vaccinated with BNT162b2

N = 10995541

Age

 < 0.001

 6

200,046 (8.1%)

124,803 (10%)

9989 (7.3%)

65,254 (5.9%)

 

 7

454,873 (18%)

247,958 (20%)

24,763 (18%)

182,152 (17%)

 

 8

457,304 (18%)

234,285 (19%)

24,939 (18%)

198,080 (18%)

 

 9

451,910 (18%)

221,276 (18%)

24,890 (18%)

205,744 (19%)

 

 10

460,834 (19%)

212,734 (17%)

25,628 (19%)

222,472 (20%)

 

 11

449,197 (18%)

196,984 (16%)

26,361 (19%)

225,852 (21%)

 

Male

1,268,584 (51%)

639,505 (52%)

70,700 (52%)

558,379 (51%)

 < 0.001

Ethnicity

 < 0.001

 Malay

1,567,392 (63%)

923,837 (75%)

91,689 (67%)

551,866 (50%)

 

 Chinese

332,064 (13%)

15,223 (1.2%)

9846 (7.2%)

306,995 (28%)

 

 Indian

121,706 (4.9%)

71,869 (5.8%)

8202 (6.0%)

41,635 (3.8%)

 

 Others

453,002 (18%)

227,111 (18%)

26,833 (20%)

199,058 (18%)

 

Region3

 < 0.001

 Northern region

484,762 (20%)

262,959 (21%)

26,293 (19%)

195,510 (18%)

 

 Central region

719,809 (29%)

323,855 (26%)

46,981 (34%)

348,973 (32%)

 

 Southern region

373,542 (15%)

150,866 (12%)

21,011 (15%)

201,665 (18%)

 

 Eastern region

418,954 (17%)

297,624 (24%)

16,188 (12%)

105,142 (9.6%)

 

 Sabah and Sarawak

476,473 (19%)

202,432 (16%)

26,071 (19%)

247,970 (23%)

 

 Unknown

624

304

26

294

 

Duration between vaccines (days)

60.7 (13.8)

60.7 (13.8)

 < 0.001

Infected*

16,491 (0.7%)

4776 (0.4%)

901 (0.7%)

10,814 (1.0%)

 < 0.001

History of infection*

101,442 (4.1%)

43,872 (3.5%)

7088 (5.2%)

50,482 (4.6%)

 < 0.001

Hospital admission**

688 (< 0.1%)

414 (< 0.1%)

45 (< 0.1%)

229 (< 0.1%)

 < 0.001

  1. 1n (%); Median (IQR).
  2. 2Pearson’s Chi-squared test; Kruskal–Wallis rank sum test.
  3. 3Northern region (Perlis, Kedah, Pulau Pinang and Perak), Central region (Selangor, W.P. Kuala Lumpur, and W.P. Putrajaya), Southern region (Negeri Sembilan, Melaka and Johor), Eastern region (Kelantan, Terengganu and Pahang), Sabah and Sarawak (include W.P. Labuan).
  4. *Infected during the study period, History of confirmed infection in last 6 months.
  5. **Hospital admission for COVID-19 during the study period.