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. 2025 Jun 9;14:e103690. doi: 10.7554/eLife.103690

Table 4. Sensitivity analyses.

Hazard ratios for incidence of non-COVID-19 death among Qataris with and without matching on a SARS-CoV-2-negative test among controls in the (A) two-dose analysis and (B) three-dose analysis.

(A) Two-dose analysis Two-dose cohort Unvaccinated cohort
Sensitivity analysis I-Restricting analysis to Qataris *
Unadjusted hazard ratiofor non-COVID-19 death (95% CI) 0.29 (0.19–0.43)
Adjusted hazard ratiofor non-COVID-19 death (95% CI) 0.29 (0.19–0.43)
Sensitivity analysis II-Restricting analysis to Qataris and not matching by a SARS-CoV-2-negative test among controls
Unadjusted hazard ratiofor non-COVID-19 death (95% CI) 0.40 (0.31–0.51)
Adjusted hazard ratiofor non-COVID-19 death (95% CI)§ 0.38 (0.30–0.50)
(B) Three-dose analysis Three-dose cohort Two-dose cohort
Sensitivity analysis I-Restricting analysis to Qataris
Unadjusted hazard ratiofor non-COVID-19 death (95% CI) 0.77 (0.44–1.33)
Adjusted hazard ratiofor non-COVID-19 death (95% CI)** 0.76 (0.43–1.32)
Sensitivity analysis II-Restricting analysis to Qataris and not matching by a SARS-CoV-2-negative test among controls ††
Unadjusted hazard ratiofor non-COVID-19 death (95% CI) 0.77 (0.52–1.12)
Adjusted hazard ratiofor non-COVID-19 death (95% CI)** 0.77 (0.53–1.13)

CI, confidence interval; COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019; SARS-CoV-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.

*

Cohorts were matched exactly one-to-one by sex, 10-year age group, type of coexisting conditions, and prior infection status. Persons who received their second vaccine dose in a specific calendar week in the two-dose cohort were additionally matched to persons who had a record for a SARS-CoV-2-negative test in that same calendar week in the unvaccinated cohort, to ensure that matched pairs had presence in Qatar over the same time period.

Adjusted for sex, 10-year age group, number of coexisting conditions, prior infection status, and calendar week of the second vaccine dose for the two-dose cohort or SARS-CoV-2-negative test for the unvaccinated cohort.

Cohorts were matched exactly one-to-one by sex, 10-year age group, type of coexisting conditions, and prior infection status.

§

Adjusted for sex, 10-year age group, number of coexisting conditions, and prior infection status.

Cohorts were matched exactly one-to-one by sex, 10-year age group, type of coexisting conditions, prior infection status, and calendar week of the second vaccine dose. Persons who received their third vaccine dose in a specific calendar week in the three-dose cohort were additionally matched to persons who had a record for a SARS-CoV-2-negative test in that same calendar week in the two-dose cohort, to ensure that matched pairs had presence in Qatar over the same time period.

**

Adjusted for sex, 10-year age group, number of coexisting conditions, prior infection status, and calendar week of the second vaccine dose.

††

Cohorts were matched exactly one-to-one by sex, 10-year age group, type of coexisting conditions, prior infection status, and calendar week of the second vaccine dose.