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. 2024 Jun 13;12(6):657. doi: 10.3390/vaccines12060657

Table 3.

Clinical Features and Outcomes of Study Participants by SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Vaccination Status.

Controls: SARS-CoV-2 Negative (n = 926) Cases: SARS-CoV-2 Positive (n = 645) p-Value Never Vaccinated for COVID-19 (n = 886) Primary Series Vaccine (n = 412) p-Value Primary Series + ≥1 Booster(n = 273) p-Value(vs. Never Vaccinated)
BMI, median (IQR) 28.1 [23.0, 35.1] 29.9 [24.9, 36.5] 0.0224 29.3 [23.8, 36.3] 28.0 [23.2, 35.0] 0.0640 28.2 [23.7, 34.7] 0.0960
BMI by category * , No. (%) <0.0001 0.0445 0.2959
Underweight (<18.5) 55 (5.9) 14 (2.2) 34 (3.8) 27 (6.6) 8 (2.9)
Healthy (18.5–24.9) 261 (28.2) 149 (23.1) 227 (25.6) 106 (25.7) 77 (28.2)
Overweight (25.0–29.9) 232 (25.1) 156 (24.2) 205 (23.1) 106 (25.7) 77 (28.2)
Obese, class 1 (30.0–34.9) 141 (15.2) 121 (18.8) 153 (17.3) 68 (16.5) 41 (15.0)
Obese, class 2–3 (≥35.0) 232 (25.1) 185 (28.7) 247 (27.9) 103 (25.0) 67 (24.5)
Unknown 5 (0.5) 20 (3.1) 20 (2.3) 2 (0.5) 3 (1.1)
Chronic Conditions, No. (%)
Chronic Respiratory Disease 392 (42.3) 161 (25.0) <0.0001 280 (31.6) 168 (40.8) 0.0012 105 (38.5) 0.0354
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 240 (25.9) 74 (11.5) <0.0001 140 (15.8) 103 (25.0) <0.0001 71 (26.0) 0.0001
Asthma/Reactive Airway Disease 168 (18.1) 103 (16.0) 0.2620 152 (17.2) 69 (16.7) 0.8555 50 (18.3) 0.6589
Use oxygen supplementation at home 129 (13.9) 26 (4.0) <0.0001 67 (7.6) 52 (12.6) 0.0033 36 (13.2) 0.0043
Blood Disorder (e.g., Sickle cell disease) 135 (14.6) 68 (10.5) 0.0190 96 (10.8) 85 (20.6) <0.0001 22 (8.1) 0.1847
Cardiac Disease 663 (71.6) 375 (58.1) <0.0001 502 (56.7) 312 (75.7) <0.0001 224 (82.1) <0.0001
Arrhythmia 158 (17.1) 63 (9.8) <0.0001 89 (10.0) 77 (18.7) <0.0001 55 (20.1) <0.0001
Coronary Artery Disease 139 (15.0) 66 (10.2) 0.0057 90 (10.2) 60 (14.6) 0.0209 55 (20.1) <0.0001
Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) 269 (29.0) 104 (16.1) <0.0001 180 (20.3) 109 (26.5) 0.0133 84 (30.8) 0.0003
Hypertension 598 (64.6) 332 (51.5) <0.0001 450 (50.8) 275 (66.7) <0.0001 205 (75.1) <0.0001
Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD) 34 (3.7) 14 (2.2) 0.0890 19 (2.1) 11 (2.7) 0.5576 18 (6.6) 0.0003
Chronic Kidney Disease 222 (24.0) 122 (18.9) 0.0171 147 (16.6) 109 (26.5) <0.0001 88 (32.2) <0.0001
Chronic Liver Disease 17 (1.8) 8 (1.2) 0.4164 12 (1.4) 4 (1.0) 0.7878 9 (3.3) 0.0639
Cystic Fibrosis 10 (1.1) 2 (0.3) 0.1380 5 (0.6) 4 (1.0) 0.4765 3 (1.1) 0.4012
Dementia 24 (2.6) 16 (2.5) 0.8905 12 (1.4) 12 (2.9) 0.0524 16 (5.9) <0.0001
Diabetes Mellitus 282 (30.5) 166 (25.7) 0.0416 224 (25.3) 123 (29.9) 0.0832 101 (37.0) 0.0002
Seizure Disorder 29 (3.1) 12 (1.9) 0.1200 21 (2.4) 11 (2.7) 0.7459 9 (3.3) 0.3878
Any immunosuppressive condition (incl. cancer, HIV) 333 (36.0) 162 (25.1) <0.0001 254 (28.7) 172 (41.7) <0.0001 69 (25.3) 0.2742
Cancer 160 (17.3) 53 (8.2) <0.0001 86 (9.7) 90 (21.8) <0.0001 37 (13.6) 0.0712
Chronic steroid use 111 (12.0) 76 (11.8) 0.9022 100 (11.3) 71 (17.2) 0.0032 16 (5.9) 0.0090
HIV/AIDS 50 (5.4) 22 (3.4) 0.0637 51 (5.8) 16 (3.9) 0.1558 5 (1.8) 0.0058
Solid Organ Transplant 42 (4.5) 46 (7.1) 0.0277 34 (3.8) 36 (8.7) 0.0003 18 (6.6) 0.0544
Hematopoietic Cell Transplant 4 (0.4) 1 (0.2) 0.6543 1 (0.1) 2 (0.5) 0.2381 2 (0.7) 0.1401
Splenectomy 1 (0.1) 0 (0.0) 1.0000 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) -- 1 (0.4) 0.2355
Rheumatologic/Connective Tissue Disease 71 (7.7) 34 (5.3) 0.0614 60 (6.8) 27 (6.6) 0.8834 18 (6.6) 0.9180
Stroke 81 (8.7) 40 (6.2) 0.0626 56 (6.3) 34 (8.3) 0.2022 31 (11.4) 0.0058
None 56 (6.1) 134 (20.8) <0.0001 156 (17.6) 22 (5.3) <0.0001 12 (4.4) <0.0001
Pregnant 19 (2.1) 21 (3.3) 0.1361 32 (3.6) 7 (1.7) 0.0791 1 (0.4) 0.0027
Charlson Comorbidity Index **, median (IQR)
Updated (uCCI) (range, 0–14) 1 [0, 3] 1 [0, 2] <0.0001 1 [0, 2] 1 [0, 3] <0.0001 2 [1, 3] <0.0001
Classical (cCCI) (range, 0–15) 2 [1, 3] 1 [0, 2] <0.0001 1 [0, 3] 2 [1, 3] 0.0002 2 [1, 3] 0.0003
Prior SARS-CoV-2 Infection, No. (%) <0.0001 0.1002 0.3612
Yes 166 (17.9) 56 (8.7) 114 (12.9) 67 (16.3) 41 (15.0)
No 760 (82.1) 589 (91.3) 772 (87.1) 345 (83.7) 232 (85.0)
Hospital History, No. (%)
Admitted to ICU 229 (24.7) 142 (22.0) 0.2127 203 (22.9) 106 (25.7) 0.2675 62 (22.7) 0.9448
Ventilator Support 181 (19.5) 118 (18.3) 0.5341 168 (19.0) 86 (20.9) 0.4189 45 (16.5) 0.3553
Hospital Discharge: 0.4129 0.0071 0.0013
Discharged to home 804 (86.8) 561 (87.0) 773 (87.2) 361 (87.6) 231 (84.6)
Discharged to assisted living 39 (4.2) 28 (4.3) 32 (3.6) 15 (3.6) 20 (7.3)
Discharged to another hospital 10 (1.1) 4 (0.6) 7 (0.8) 3 (0.7) 4 (1.5)
Discharged to hospice 32 (3.5) 14 (2.2) 17 (1.9) 18 (4.4) 11 (4.0)
Death 20 (2.2) 21 (3.3) 23 (2.6) 12 (2.9) 6 (2.2)
Other/Unknown 21 (2.3) 17 (2.6) 34 (3.8) 3 (0.7) 1 (0.4)

* BMI data was missing for 25 participants. ** Charlson comorbidity index definitions and weights used were applied as previously described, with exception of asymptomatic HIV/AIDS inclusion in the cCCI and uremia as a consideration for renal disease. Abbreviations: AIDS, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. BMI, body mass index. HIV, human immunodeficiency virus.