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. 2024 Apr 10;29(4):239–254. doi: 10.1136/bmjebm-2023-112767

Table 2.

Participant characteristics of included studies (N=41)

Count of studies % of studies
Sample size ≤500 14 34%
501–≤1000 6 15%
1001–≤3000 12 29%
3001+ 9 22%
Eligible age group included (years) ≥60 7 17%
≥65 34 83%
% female ≤50% 8 20%
51%–60% 19 46%
61%–75% 11 27%
Not reported 3 7%
Race Reported races other than white/Caucasian* 19 46%
Reported race as only white/Caucasian 8 20%
Not reported 14 34%
Vaccination history ≤60% 2 5%
61%–80% 3 7%
81%–100% 7 17%
Not reported 29 71%
Frailty history Yes 3 7%
Not reported 38 93%
Comorbidities Reported >2 comorbidities 9 22%
Reported a comorbidity score 4 10%
Not reported 28 68%

*White/Caucasian race in these studies ranged between 0% and 98%.