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. 2020 Oct 14:NEJMoa2027906. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2027906

Table 1. Demographic Characteristics of the Participants, According to Vaccine Candidate and Age Group.*.

Variable Participants 18–55 Years of Age Participants 65–85 Years of Age
10 μg 20 μg 30 μg 100 μg Placebo Total 10 μg 20 μg 30 μg Placebo Total
BNT162b1
No. of participants 12 12 12 12 12 60 12 12 12 9 45
Sex — no. (%)
Male 7 (58) 9 (75) 6 (50) 5 (42) 7 (58) 34 (57) 4 (33) 4 (33) 4 (33) 1 (11) 13 (29)
Female 5 (42) 3 (25) 6 (50) 7 (58) 5 (42) 26 (43) 8 (67) 8 (67) 8 (67) 8 (89) 32 (71)
Race — no. (%)
White 8 (67) 11 (92) 10 (83) 11 (92) 11 (92) 51 (85) 12 (100) 11 (92) 10 (83) 9 (100) 42 (93)
Black 1 (8) 1 (8) 0 0 0 2 (3) 0 1 (8) 0 0 1 (2)
Asian 3 (25) 0 2 (17) 1 (8) 1 (8) 7 (12) 0 0 2 (17) 0 2 (4)
Hispanic ethnic group — no. (%) 1 (8) 0 1 (8) 0 0 2 (3) 0 0 0 1 (11) 1 (2)
Age — yr
Mean 29.4±6.4 44.8±8.3 35.8±10.0 38.3±9.3 36.3±11.3 36.9±10.2 69.7±5.4 70.6±4.9 69.9±3.6 68.2±3.0 69.7±4.3
Median (range) 26.5
(24–42)
49.0
(30–54)
33.5
(23–52)
38.0
(25–53)
35.0
(19–54)
35.0
(19–54)
68.5
(65–82)
69.0
(65–81)
69.0
(65–77)
68.0
(65–73)
69.0
(65–82)
BNT162b2
No. of participants 12 12 12 0 9 45 12 12 12 9 45
Sex — no. (%)
Male 5 (42) 6 (50) 3 (25) 5 (56) 19 (42) 2 (17) 5 (42) 6 (50) 4 (44) 17 (38)
Female 7 (58) 6 (50) 9 (75) 4 (44) 26 (58) 10 (83) 7 (58) 6 (50) 5 (56) 28 (62)
Race — no. (%)
White 11 (92) 10 (83) 9 (75) 9 (100) 39 (87) 12 (100) 12 (100) 12 (100) 9 (100) 45 (100)
Black 0 2 (17) 1 (8) 0 3 (7) 0 0 0 0 0
Asian 1 (8) 0 2 (17) 0 3 (7) 0 0 0 0 0
Hispanic ethnic group — no. (%) 1 (8) 1 (8) 0 0 2 (4) 0 0 0 0 0
Age — yr
Mean 36.8±12.2 37.6±10.1 37.3±9.8 34.4±13.2 36.7±11.0 68.0±2.9 71.0±5.8 68.5±2.8 70.0±3.8 69.3±4.1
Median (range) 37.0
(21–53)
38.0
(23–53)
36.5
(23–54)
30.0
(19–53)
37.0
(19–54)
67.0
(65–73)
68.5
(65–81)
68.0
(65–74)
69.0
(65–77)
68.0
(65–81)
*

Plus–minus values are means ±SD. Percentages may not total 100 because of rounding.

Race and ethnic group were reported by the participant.

The age of the participants was the age at the time of the injection.