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. 2023 Nov 3;3:58. [Version 1] doi: 10.3310/nihropenres.13443.1

Table 3. Activity infection odds, unadjusted and adjusted (sex, region, vaccine status, living: alone; with children; in deprived area).

Restriction period Period after restriction Omicron
Activity Frequency Number (%)
in cohort
(N=17,256)
Covid
infection
(%)
N=502
Unadjusted OR
(95% CI), p
Adjusted OR
(95% CI), p
N=11,413
(% in
category)
Number
of
infections
n=493(%
within
category)
Unadjusted OR
(95% CI), p
Adjusted OR,
(95% CI), p
(n=11,231)
N=11,
964 (% in
category)
Number of
infections
n= 2,335
(% within
category)
Unadjusted OR
(95% CI), p
Adjusted OR,
(95% CI), p
Essential
shopping
0 - 1
>1 -2
>2
 2,718 (16%)
10,456 (61%)
 4,082 (24%)
*0, >0-2, >2
  70 (2.6%)
299 (2.9%)
133 (3.3%)
1.00
1.11 (0.86 – 1.45)
1.27 (0.95 – 1.45)
P=0.2344
1.00
1.07 (0.82 – 1.39)
1.18 (0.88 – 1.59)
P=0.5010
3,756 (33%)
3,877 (34%)
3,780 (33%)
182 (5%)
180 (5%)
131 (3%)
1.00
0.96 (0.77 – 1.18)
0.71 (0.56 – 0.87)
P=0.0052
1.00
1.02 (0.82 – 1.26)
0.72 (0.57 – 0.92)
P=0.0072
3,841 (32%)
4,022 (34%)
4,101 (34%)
758 (19.7%)
842 (20.9%)
735 (17.9%)
1.00
1.08 (0.96 – 1.20)
0.89 (0.79 – 0.99)
P=0.0025
1.00
1.09 (0.98 – 1.22)
0.89 (0.79 – 0.99)
P=0.0013
Non-
essential
shopping
None
Up to once
More than
once
13,523 (78%)
 3,733 (22%)

*None
Any
398 (2.9%)
104 (2.8%)
1.00
0.95 (0.76 – 1.18)
P=0.6112
1.00
1.00 (0.80 – 1.25)
P=0.9816
4,073 (36%)
5,224 (46%)
2,116 (19%)
183 (4%)
222 (4%)
 88 (4%)
1.00
0.94 (0.77 – 1.15)
0.92 (0.71 – 1.19)
P=0.7832
1.00
0.93 (0.76 – 1.14)
0.89 (0.68 – 1.16)
P=0.6399
4,573 (38%)
5,405 (45%)
1,986 (17%)
861 (18.8%)
1,088 (20.1%)
 386 (19.4%)
1.00
1.09 (0.98 – 1.20)
1.04 (0.91 – 1.19)
P=0.2613
1.00
1.07 (0.97
– 1.18)
1.02 (0.89
– 1.17)
P=0.4135
Indoor pub,
bar, club
None
Up to once
More than
once
17,045 (99%)
 211 (1%)
*indoor and
outdoor
combined
during
restriction
period
497 (2.9%)
  5 (2.4%)
1.00
0.81 (0.33 – 1.97)
P=0.6282
1.00
0.82 (0.33 – 2.04)
P=0.6672
6,137 (54%)
3,373 (29%)
1,903 (17%)
243 (4%)
147 (4%)
103 (5%)
1.00
1.11(0.89 – 1.36)
1.39 (1.09 – 1.76)
P=0.0288
1.00
1.14 (0.92 – 1.40)
1.45 (1.13 – 1.84)
P=0.0138
6,709 (56%)
3,513 (29%)
1,742 (15%)
1,149 (17.13%)
  799 (22.74%)
  387 (22.22%)
1.00
1.42 (1.29 – 1.58)
1.38 (1.21 – 1.57)
P<0.001
1.00
1.43 (1.29
– 1.58)
1.43 (1.26
– 1.63)
P<0.0001
Outdoor
pub, bar,
club
None
At least
once
*indoor and
outdoor
combined
during
restriction
period
- - - 9,088 (80%)
2,325 (20%)
387 (4%)
106 (5%)
1.00
1.07 (0.86 – 1.34)
P=0.5271
1.00
1.09 (0.87 – 1.36)
P=0.4653
10,287(86%)
 1,677 (14%)
1,972 (19.17%)
  363 (21.65%)
1.00
1.16 (1.03 – 1.32)
P=0.0190
1.00
1.19 (1.05
– 1.35)
P=0.0089
Indoor
restaurant,
café,
canteen
None
Up to once
More than
once
16,648 (96%)
   608 (4%)
*indoor and
outdoor
combined
during
restriction
period;
None/Any
categories
489 (2.9%)
 13 (2.1%)
1.00
0.72 (0.41 – 1.26)
P=0.2280
1.00
0.71 (0.40 – 1.26)
P=0.2240
3,325 (29%)
5,320 (47%)
2,768 (24%)
119 (4%)
263(5%)
111 (4%)
1.00
1.40 (1.12 – 1.75)
1.13 (0.86 – 1.47)
P=0.0063
1.00
1.38 (1.11 – 1.73)
1.14 (0.87 – 1.49)
P=0.0120
3,840 (32%)
5,578 (47%)
2,546 (21%)
626 (16.30%)
1,128 (20.22%)
  581 (22.82%)
1.00
1.30 (1.17 – 1.45)
1.52 (1.24 – 1.72)
P<0.0001
1.00
1.29 (1.16
– 1.44)
1.52 (1.34
– 1.73)
P<0.0001
Outdoor
restaurant, café,
canteen
None
At least
once in
3 months
*indoor and
outdoor
combined
during
restriction
period
- - - 8,147 (71%)
3,266 (29%)
342 (4%)
151 (5%)
1.00
1.11(0.91 – 1.35)
P=0.3153
1.00
1.14 (0.94 – 1.39)
P=0.1939
 9,416 (79%)
2,548 (21%)
1,806 (19.18%)
  529 (20.76%)
1.00
1.10 (0.99 – 1.23)
P=0.0756
1.00
1.11 (0.99 – 1.23)
P=0.0776
Indoor
party
None
At least
once in
3 months
17,205 (99%)
   51 (<1%)
*indoor and
outdoor
combined
during
restriction
period
501 (2.9%)
  1 (1.9%)
1.00
0.66 (0.09 – 4.84)
P=0.6684
1.00
0.56 (0.08 – 4.07)
P=0.5254
9,967 (87%)
1,446 (13%)
408 (4%)
 85 (6%)
1.00
1.46 (1.15 – 1.86)
P=0.0028
1.00
1.38 (1.08 – 1.77)
P=0.0124
10,871 (91%)
 1,093 (9%)
2,062 (18.97%)
  273 (24.98%)
1.00
1.42 (1.23 – 1.64)
P<0.0001
1.00
1.39 (1.19 – 1.61)
P<0.0001
Outdoor
party
None
At least
once in
3 months
*indoor and
outdoor
combined
during
restriction
period
- - - 10,959 (96%)
  454 (4%)
474 (4%)
 19 (4%)
1.00
0.97 (0.60 – 1.54)
P=0.8850
1.00
0.91 (0.55 – 1.49)
P=0.7110
11,745 (98%)
   219 (2%)
2,286 (19.46%)
   49 (22.37%)
1.00
1.19 (0.87 – 1.64)
P=0.2898
1.00
1.19 (0.86 – 1.66)
P=0.3025
Gym/indoor
sport
None
At least
once in
3 months
16,954 (98%)
   302 (2%)
491 (2.9%)
 11 (3.6%)
1.00
1.27 (0.69 – 2.33)
P=0.4610
1.00
1.20 (0.65 – 2.22)
P=0.5657
8,894 (78%)
2,519 (22%)
361 (4%)
132 (5%)
1.00
1.31(1.07 – 1.60)
P=0.0118
1.00
1.32 (1.07 – 1.63)
P=0.0105
9,145 (76%)
2,819 (24%)
1,634 (17.87%)
701 (24.87%)
1.00
1.52 (1.38 – 1.68)
P<0.0001
1.00
1.48 (1.33 – 1.64)
P<0.0001
Team sport
outdoors
None
At least
once
17,089 (99%)
   167 (1%)
496 (2.9%)
  6 (3.59%)
1.00
1.25 (0.55 – 2.83)
P=0.6100
1.00
1.29 (0.56 – 2.96)
P=0.5583
10,570 (93%)
   843 (7%)
449 (4%)
 44 (5%)
1.00
1.24 (0.90 – 1.71)
P=0.1943
1.00
1.23 (0.89 – 1.71)
P=0.2269
11,092 (93%)
   872 (7%)
2,138 (19.28%)
  197 (22.59%)
1.00
1.22 (1.04 – 1.44)
P<0.0193
1.00
1.22 (1.03 – 1.44)
P=0.0240
Theatre,
cinema,
concert,
sports
event
None
At least
17,175 (99%)
   81 (<1%)
498 (2.9%)
  4 (4.9%)
1.00
1.74 (0.63 – 4.77)
P=0.3207
1.00
1.74 (0.63 – 4.84)
P=0.3229
8,250 (72%)
3,163 (28%)
336 (4%)
157 (5%)
1.00
1.23 (1.01 – 1.49)
P=0.0387
1.00
1.23 (1.01 – 1.49)
P=0.0464
9,095 (76%)
2,869 (24%)
1,679 (18.46%)
  656 (22.87%)
1.00
1.31 (1.18 – 1.45)
P<0.0001
1.00
1.28 (1.15 – 1.42)
P<0.00001
Hairdresser,
barber,
beautician
None
At least
once in
3 months
16,797 (97%)
   459 (3%)
494 (2.9%)
  8 (1.7%)
1.00
0.59 (0.29 – 1.18)
P=0.1046
1.00
0.59 (0.29 – 1.19)
P=0.1123
7,469 (65%)
3,944 (35%)
351 (5%)
142 (4%)
1.00
0.76 (0.62 – 0.92)
P=0.0053
1.00
0.76 (0.62 – 0.93)
P=0.0078
7,832 (65%)
4,132 (35%)
1,515 (19.34%)
  820 (19.85%)
1.00
1.03 (0.94 – 1.14)
P=0.5110
1.00
1.04 (0.95 – 1.15)
P=0.3931
Went to an
outdoor
market **
None
Any
16,163 (94%)
 1,093 (6%)
470 (2.9%)
 32 (2.9%)
1.00
1.01 (0.70 – 1.45)
P=0.9699
1.00
0.98 (0.68 – 1.42)
P=0.9221
*not
measured
- - - *not measured - - -
Went to a
place of
worship
None
Any
16,688 (97%)
   568 (3%)
486 (2.9%)
16 (2.8%)
1.00
0.97 (0.58 – 1.60)
P=0.8937
1.00
0.96 (0.58 – 1.59)
P=0.8655
*not measured - - - *not measured - - -
Visited
friends or
family **
None
Up to once
More than once
*not measured - - - *not measured - - - 3,339 (28%)
5,368 (45%)
3,257 (27%)
605 (18.12%)
1,109 (20.66%)
621 (19.07%)
1.00
1.18 (1.05 – 1.31)
1.06 (0.94 – 1.21)
P=0.0108
1.00
1.18 (1.06 – 1.33)
1.08 (0.95 – 1.23)
P=0.0099
Attended a
wedding or
funeral **
None
Any
*not measured - - - *not measured - - - 10,441 (87%)
   1,523 (13%)
2.015 (19.30%)
  320 (21.01%)
1.00
1.11 (0.97 – 1.27)
P=0.1182
1.00
1.13 (0.98 – 1.29)
P=0.0854

**not included in composites variables