Table 1.
Characteristics of COVID-19 cases and matched population controls.
| COVID-19 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| CASES (N = 872) | MATCHED POPULATION CONTROLS (N = 3488) | P-VALUE | |
| Demographics | |||
| Age, years | 66 (55–80) | 67 (55–79) | – |
| Age group, n (%) | |||
| 18–24 | 13 (1.5) | 52 (1.5) | – |
| 25–34 | 33 (3.8) | 132 (3.8) | – |
| 35–44 | 47 (5.4) | 188 (5.4) | – |
| 45–54 | 124 (14.2) | 496 (14.2) | – |
| 55–64 | 181 (20.8) | 724 (20.8) | – |
| 65–74 | 160 (18.4) | 640 (18.4) | – |
| 75–84 | 191 (21.9) | 764 (21.9) | – |
| 85+ | 123 (14.1) | 492 (14.1) | – |
| Male sex | 487 (55.9) | 1948 (55.9) | – |
| Ethnicity | <0.001 | ||
| White | 294 (33.7) | 2019 (57.9) | |
| Black | 419 (48.1) | 944 (27.1) | |
| Asian | 49 (5.6) | 273 (7.8) | |
| Mixed/Other | 110 (12.6) | 252 (7.2) | |
| Comorbidities | |||
| Cardiovascular | |||
| Hypertension | 594 (68.1) | 1461 (41.9) | <0.001 |
| Coronary heart disease | 149 (17.1) | 275 (7.9) | <0.001 |
| Heart failure | 137 (15.7) | 123 (3.5) | <0.001 |
| Previous stroke/TIA | 146 (16.7) | 213 (6.1) | <0.001 |
| Metabolic | |||
| Diabetes | 389 (44.6) | 669 (19.2) | <0.001 |
| Chronic kidney disease | 228 (26.2) | 380 (10.9) | <0.001 |
| Other | |||
| Asthma | 123 (14.1) | 243 (7.0) | <0.001 |
| COPD | 103 (11.8) | 200 (5.7) | <0.001 |
| Socioeconomic factors | |||
| Deprivation quintile | <0.001 | ||
| 1 (most deprived) | 255 (29.2) | 678 (19.4) | |
| 2 | 392 (45.0) | 1574 (45.1) | |
| 3 | 177 (20.3) | 953 (27.3) | |
| 4 | 43 (4.9) | 236 (6.8) | |
| 5 (least deprived) | 3 (0.3) | 31 (0.9) | |
| Missing | 2 (0.2) | 16 (0.46) | |
Data are presented as n (%) or median (IQR) as appropriate.