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. 2023 Mar 7;13(3):e063493. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-063493

Table 3.

HRs (from Poisson regression) comparing rates of occurrence of the events considered between COVID-19 convalescents and matched controls who had no swab test (n=22 820) and who had at least one (negative) swab test (n=13 216)

COVID-19 convalescents vs controls who never had swab test COVID-19 convalescents vs controls who had (negative) swab test
HR 95% CI HR 95% CI
Non-surgical h admissions
 Control 1 1
 COVID-19 convalescents 1.46 1.30 to 1.64 1.21 1.06 to 1.40
H admissions for respiratory disease
 Control 1 1
 COVID-19 convalescents 2.66 1.82 to 3.89 2.15 1.31 to 3.53
H admissions for heart disease
 Control 1 1
 COVID-19 convalescents 1.76 1.30 to 2.39 1.78 1.15 to 2.75
Accesses to emergency room
 Control 1 1
 COVID-19 convalescents 1.39 1.32 to 1.47 1.14 1.06 to 1.21
Outpatient specialist visits
Pneumology
 Control 1 1
 COVID-19 convalescents 2.50 2.17 to 2.88 1.71 1.45 to 2.02
Cardiology
 Control 1 1
 COVID-19 convalescents 1.32 1.21 to 1.43 1.33 1.19 to 1.49
Neurology
 Control 1 1
 COVID-19 convalescents 1.22 1.10 to 1.35 1.09 0.96 to 1.24
Rheumatology
 Control 1 1
 COVID-19 convalescents 1.16 1.03 to 1.32 1.25 1.05 to 1.47
Gastroenterology
 Control 1 1
 COVID-19 convalescents 0.83 0.70 to 0.99 1.39 1.08 to 1.78
Mental health
 Control 1 1
 COVID-19 convalescents 0.88 0.71 to 1.10 1.01 0.77 to 1.33
Dermatology
 Control 1 1
 COVID-19 convalescents 1.04 0.96 to 1.12 1.09 0.99 to 1.21
Endocrinology
 Control 1 1
 COVID-19 convalescents 1.19 1.11 to 1.29 1.18 1.07 to 1.30