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. 2024 Jul 8;11(7):ofae380. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofae380

Table 3.

Characteristics of 277 AGEhIV Coronavirus Disease 2019 Substudy Participants With Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Omicron Infection, by HIV Status

Characteristic Participants, No. (%)a P Value
PWH
(n = 110)
Controls
(n = 167)
Omicron infectionb,c
 Asymptomatic 17/101 (16.8) 22/159 (13.8) .51d
 Symptomatic 84/101 (83.2) 137/159 (86.2)
Symptomsc
 Fever 27/101 (26.7) 37/159 (23.3) .69d
 Chills 37/101 (36.6) 45/159 (28.3) .30d
 Rhinorrhea 59/101 (58.4) 100/159 (62.9) .77d
 Ear pain 6/101 (5.9) 17/159 (10.7) .41e
 Cough 54/101 (53.5) 92/159 (57.9) .77d
 Phlegm 37/101 (36.6) 56/159 (35.2) .68d
 Sore throat 37/101 (36.6) 70/159 (44.0) .30d
 Shortness of breath 23/101 (22.8) 45/159 (28.3) .55d
 Loss of smell 11/101 (10.9) 13/159 (8.2) .48d
 Loss of taste 7/101 (6.9) 10/159 (6.3) .91e
 Fatigue 58/101 (57.4) 86/159 (54.1) .78d
 Muscle ache 39/101 (38.6) 54/159 (34.0) .60d
 Headache 47/101 (46.5) 70/159 (44.0) .89d
 Confusion 3/101 (3.0) 10/159 (6.3) .55e
 Nausea 12/101 (11.9) 16/159 (10.1) .90d
 Vomiting 6/101 (5.9) 5/159 (3.1) .50e
 Abdominal pain 10/101 (9.9) 14/159 (8.8) .86d
 Diarrhea 25/101 (24.8) 23/159 (14.5) .11d
 Chest pain 12/101 (11.9) 14/159 (8.8) .72d
 Other 4/101 (4.0) 8/159 (5.0) .41e
Hospital admission due to COVID-19c 0 (.0) 0 (.0) >.99e
Age, median (IQR), yf 62.1 (58.5–66.7) 61.4 (57.8–67.4) .46g
Age group, y
 <60 40 (36.4) 69 (41.3) .68d
 60–64 30 (27.3) 39 (23.3)
 65–69 21 (19.1) 26 (15.6)
 ≥70 19 (17.3) 33 (19.8)
Male sex at birth 102 (92.7) 139 (82.2) .03e
Ethnic origin
 Caucasian 105 (95.5) 160 (95.8) .04d
 African 5 (4.5) 2 (1.2)
 Asian 0 (.0) 5 (3.0)
BMI, median (IQR)h,i 24.7 (23.2–26.8) 25.4 (23.2–28.2) .27g
BMI categoryi
 Underweight (<18.5) 2 (1.8) 0 (.0) .33e
 Normal weight (18.5–24.9) 56 (50.9) 79 (47.3)
 Overweight (25.0–29.9) 37 (33.6) 66 (39.5)
 Obese (≥30.0) 15 (13.7) 22 (13.2)
Total no. of comorbid conditionsh,j
 0 13 (11.8) 49 (29.3) <.001d
 1–2 65 (59.1) 96 (57.5)
 3–6 32 (29.1) 22 (13.2)
Current smokingb,h,k 11/101 (10.9) 20/159 (12.6) .68d
Current alcohol useb,h,k 85/101 (84.2) 132/159 (83.0) .81d
Current recreational drug useb,h,k 29/101 (28.7) 48/159 (30.2) .84d
No. of household membersh,j,l
 1 (living alone) 43/100 (43.0) 79/159 (49.7) .35e
 2 53/100 (53.0) 70/159 (44.0)
 ≥3 4/100 (4.0) 10/159 (6.3)
No. of sexual contacts in last 6 mob,h,k
 0–1 65/101 (64.4) 88/159 (55.4) .08d
 2–4 19/101 (18.8) 25/159 (15.7)
 ≥5 17/101 (16.8) 46/159 (28.9)
Prior non-Omicron infection 19 (17.3) 28 (16.8) .91d
SARS-CoV-2 vaccinations received
 Primary vaccination series only 12 (10.9) 16 (9.6) .97e
 Primary vaccination series + 1 booster 52 (47.3) 83 (49.7)
 Primary vaccination series + 2 boosters 39 (35.4) 57 (34.1)
 Primary vaccination series + 3 boosters 6 (6.4) 11 (6.6)
SARS-CoV-2 vaccine type primary vaccination series
 BNT162b2 73 (66.4) 115 (68.9) .74e
 mRNA-1273 3 (2.7) 4 (2.4)
 ChAdOx1 33 (30.0) 41 (24.6)
 Ad26.COV2.S 1 (.9) 4 (2.4)
 ChAdOx1 + BNT162b2 0 (.0) 1 (.6)
 Unknown 0 (.0) 2 (1.2)
SARS-CoV-2 vaccine type 1st booster
 BNT162b2 50 (45.5) 78 (46.7) .98e
 mRNA-1273 47 (42.7) 72 (43.1)
 Unknown 1 (.9) 1 (.6)
 No booster 12 (10.9) 16 (9.6)
SARS-CoV-2 vaccine type 2nd booster
 BNT162b2 6 (5.5) 16 (9.6) .57e
 mRNA-1273 38 (34.5) 50 (29.9)
 Unknown 2 (1.8) 2 (1.2)
 No 2nd booster 64 (58.2) 99 (59.3)
SARS-CoV-2 vaccine type 3rd booster
 BNT162b2 1 (.9) 1 (.6) >.99e
 mRNA-1273 5 (4.6) 8 (4.8)
 Unknown 1 (.9) 2 (1.2)
 No third booster 103 (93.6) 156 (93.4)

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019; IQR, interquartile range; PWH, people with human immunodeficiency virus; SARS-CoV-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.

aData represent no. (%) of participants unless otherwise specified.

bMissing in 9 of 110 PWH and 8 of 167 controls.

cIn the period since last study visit and Omicron infection.

dPearson χ2 test.

eFisher exact test.

fAt baseline (defined as 1 January 2022).

gWilcoxon rank sum test.

hLast available data before date of Omicron infection.

iBMI calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared.

jTotal comorbidity count includes cardiovascular disease, cancer, chronic kidney disease, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, obesity and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease .

kIn the last 6 months.

lMissing in 10 of 110 PWH and 8 of 167 controls.