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. 2023 May 2;8:64. doi: 10.1038/s41541-023-00661-7

Table 2.

Stratified analysis of risk of retinal vascualr occlusion exposed to COVID-19 vaccines compared with unvaccinated individuals in 2 years.

Number of events
Vaccinated Unvaccinated HR and 95% Cl
Age 18–64 506,701 506,701
Retinal vascular occlusionb 415 240 1.87 (1.58–2.19)
 BRAO 95 63 1.65 (1.19–2.28)
 BRVO 174 86 2.21 (1.69–2.87)
 CRAO 45 34 1.47 (0.93–2.31)
 CRVO 156 78 2.19 (1.65–2.88)
Age ≥ 65 236,804 236,804
Retinal vascular occlusionb 1108 520 2.37 (2.12–2.62)
 BRAO 251 140 2.07 (1.67–2.54)
 BRVO 443 180 2.70 (2.26–3.21)
 CRAO 136 89 1.74 (1.32–2.28)
 CRVO 390 169 2.55 (2.12–3.05)
Female 437,682 437,682
Retinal vascular occlusionb 782 359 2.33 (2.05–2.64)
 BRAO 168 92 2.02 (1.56–2.61)
 BRVO 332 133 2.64 (2.15–3.23)
 CRAO 99 58 1.88 (1.34–2.60)
 CRVO 272 115 2.54 (2.04–3.16)
Male 302,269 302,269
Retinal vascular occlusionb 731 328 2.40 (2.10–2.73)
 BRAO 178 92 2.17 (1.67–2.80)
 BRVO 277 104 2.81 (2.23–3.52)
 CRAO 87 55 1.69 (1.20–2.37)
 CRVO 266 104 2.79 (2.21–3.50)
White 545,223 545,223
Retinal vascular occlusionb 1146 546 2.31 (2.08–2.55)
 BRAO 278 149 2.12 (1.72–2.59)
 BRVO 465 179 2.79 (2.34–3.31)
 CRAO 135 86 1.78 (1.35–2.34)
 CRVO 396 175 2.52 (2.10–3.01)
African American 89,833 89,833
Retinal vascular occlusionb 218 118 2.05 (1.63–2.56)
 BRAO 40 25 1.85 (1.11–3.07)
 BRVO 84 42 2.18 (1.50–3.16)
 CRAO 37 19 2.14 (1.22–3.73)
 CRVO 83 41 2.28 (1.56–3.31)
Asian 26,080 26,080
Retinal vascular occlusionb 40 16 2.62 (1.46–4.68)
 BRAO <10a <10a 1.93 (0.46–8.11)
 BRVO 22 <10a 2.84 (1.25–6.39)
 CRAO <10a <10a 3.69 (0.41–33.00)
 CRVO <10a <10a 1.78 (0.64–4.93)

aDue to policy of TriNetX, any number less than 10 will be automatically assigned as <10.

bThe diagnosis of retinal vascular occlusion was determined by its diagnostic codes, rather than by the sum of its subtypes.

HR Hazard ratio, 95% CI 95% confidence interval.