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. 2023 Mar 15;12(1):2185455. doi: 10.1080/22221751.2023.2185455

Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of cases and controls.

Outcomes Infection Hospitalization Severe COVID-19
Cases Controls Cases Controls Cases Controls
Number of individuals 36,434 109,004 2231 21,788 1918 18,823
Age, years (mean (SD)) 10.35 (4.00) 10.35 (4.00) 8.70 (4.38) 8.67 (4.38) 8.53 (4.31) 8.50 (4.30)
Sex, male (%) 20766 (57.0) 62211 (57.1) 1283 (57.5) 12561 (57.7) 1106 (57.7) 10871 (57.8)
Charlson Comorbidity Index (mean (SD)) 0.03 (0.19) 0.03 (0.18) 0.07 (0.34) 0.03 (0.20) 0.05 (0.30) 0.03 (0.19)
Time since recent dose (mean (SD)) 88.72 (80.59) 75.75 (80.79) 85.07 (67.14) 81.05 (72.60) 84.41 (66.22) 79.38 (69.90)
Comorbidities – no. (%)
 Asthma 789 (2.2) 1955 (1.8) 53 (2.4) 467 (2.1) 40 (2.1) 333 (1.8)
 Diabetes 45 (0.1) 251 (0.2) 9 (0.4) 46 (0.2) 7 (0.4) 32 (0.2)
 Epilepsy 237 (0.7) 1961 (1.8) 83 (3.7) 200 (0.9) 77 (4.0) 180 (1.0)
Medication use within 90 days – no. (%)
 Immunosuppressants 36 (0.1) 223 (0.2) 13 (0.6) 43 (0.2) 9 (0.5) 37 (0.2)