Table 1.
Predictable analysis per cohort and outcome.
| Analysisa | Outcomes |
| Exposed children in birth cohorts 2010 to 2015 compared to nonexposed children in birth cohorts 2010 to 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021 | Primary outcomes in the first year of life |
| Exposed children in birth cohorts 2010 to 2015 compared to nonexposed children in birth cohorts 2010 to 2015, 2016, and 2017 | Primary outcomes in the first 5 years of life |
| Exposed children in birth cohorts 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021 compared to nonexposed children in birth cohorts 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021 | Primary outcomes in the first year of life |
| Exposed children in birth cohorts 2016 and 2021 compared to nonexposed children in birth cohorts 2016 and 2017 | Primary outcomes in the first 5 years of life |
| Nonexposed children in birth cohorts 2010 to 2015 compared to nonexposed children in birth cohorts 2016 to 2021 | Secondary outcome profile of nonvaccinated children before and after the 2016 BCGb vaccination change |
| Children in birth cohorts 2010 to 2015, 2016, and 2017 | Secondary outcomes of the mortality and morbidity profile of children under 5 years of age, and NHSc hospital and primary health care utilization profiles |
| Exposed children in birth cohorts 2010 to 2015 compared to exposed children in birth cohorts 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021 | Secondary outcomes of the mortality and morbidity incidence according to BCG strains administered per cohort in the first 5 years of life and first year of life |
| Exposed children in birth cohorts 2010 to 2015 compared to exposed children in birth cohorts 2016 and 2017 | Secondary outcomes of the mortality and morbidity incidence according to BCG strains administered per cohort in the first 5 years of life |
aBetween 2010 and 2015, Bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccine (BCG) coverage varied between 98.2% and 98.4%. In 2016, BCG coverage was 41.6%.
bBCG: Bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccine.
cNHS: National Health Service.