Table 3. Study population categorisation system.
The latest and previous versions of this table are available as extended data 8 .
| Level | Category | Sub-category |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Population | Animal population |
| Human population | ||
| Literature reviews | ||
| Policy | ||
| Virus | ||
| Other | ||
| 2 | Human sub-population | Adults |
| Adults- women | ||
| Adolescents | ||
| Children | ||
| 3a |
Population group- vulnerable
populations |
Care home patients |
| Disabled | ||
| Domestic Violence Victims | ||
| Elderly | ||
| High risk individuals (defined as
such in the study) | ||
| LGBTQI+ community | ||
| Minority communities (defined
as such in the study) | ||
| Neonates | ||
| Pregnant women | ||
| Refugees | ||
| 3b |
Population group- Frontline
workers - Healthcare workers |
Care home staff |
| Doctors | ||
| Informal | ||
| Nurses | ||
| Paramedics | ||
| Social care workers | ||
| 3c |
Population group- Frontline
workers - Non-healthcare |
Firefighters |
| Sanitation | ||
| Volunteers | ||
| 4 | COVID-19 infection status | Negative |
| Negative – Recovered | ||
| Positive | ||
| Positive – Severe |
LGBTQI+ - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex, COVID-19 – Coronavirus disease 2019.