Table 1. Demographic Characteristics of the Participants in the Main Safety Population.*.
| Characteristic | BNT162b2 (N=18,860) |
Placebo (N=18,846) |
Total (N=37,706) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex — no. (%) | |||
| Male | 9,639 (51.1) | 9,436 (50.1) | 19,075 (50.6) |
| Female | 9,221 (48.9) | 9,410 (49.9) | 18,631 (49.4) |
| Race or ethnic group — no. (%)† | |||
| White | 15,636 (82.9) | 15,630 (82.9) | 31,266 (82.9) |
| Black or African American | 1,729 (9.2) | 1,763 (9.4) | 3,492 (9.3) |
| Asian | 801 (4.2) | 807 (4.3) | 1,608 (4.3) |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 102 (0.5) | 99 (0.5) | 201 (0.5) |
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | 50 (0.3) | 26 (0.1) | 76 (0.2) |
| Multiracial | 449 (2.4) | 406 (2.2) | 855 (2.3) |
| Not reported | 93 (0.5) | 115 (0.6) | 208 (0.6) |
| Hispanic or Latinx | 5,266 (27.9) | 5,277 (28.0) | 10,543 (28.0) |
| Country — no. (%) | |||
| Argentina | 2,883 (15.3) | 2,881 (15.3) | 5,764 (15.3) |
| Brazil | 1,145 (6.1) | 1,139 (6.0) | 2,284 (6.1) |
| South Africa | 372 (2.0) | 372 (2.0) | 744 (2.0) |
| United States | 14,460 (76.7) | 14,454 (76.7) | 28,914 (76.7) |
| Age group — no. (%) | |||
| 16–55 yr | 10,889 (57.7) | 10,896 (57.8) | 21,785 (57.8) |
| >55 yr | 7,971 (42.3) | 7,950 (42.2) | 15,921 (42.2) |
| Age at vaccination — yr | |||
| Median | 52.0 | 52.0 | 52.0 |
| Range | 16–89 | 16–91 | 16–91 |
| Body-mass index‡ | |||
| ≥30.0: obese | 6,556 (34.8) | 6,662 (35.3) | 13,218 (35.1) |
*
Percentages may not total 100 because of rounding.
†
Race or ethnic group was reported by the participants.
‡
The body-mass index is the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.