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. 2021 May 13;144(1):82–91. doi: 10.1111/acps.13309

TABLE 3.

Standardized 30‐Day Absolute Risks and average risk ratio for Death and Severe COVID‐19 in different subgroups of psychiatric disorders

Total number of patients

Events

n (%)

30‐day absolute risk (95% CI) Standardized average risk ratio (95% CI)
A—Death
No psychiatric disorders 127,281 632 (0.5) 0.5 (0.2–0.8) Ref.
Schizophrenia spectrum disorders 984 20 (2.0) 1.2 (0.4–2.0) 2.29 (1.36–3.22)
Bipolar disorder 485 8 (1.7) 1.0 (0.3–1.8) 1.87 (1.12–3.12)
Unipolar depression 3764 49 (1.3) 1.1 (0.4–1.6) 1.92 (1.39–2.44)
Other psychiatric disorders 7328 28 (0.4) 0.6 (0.2–1.1) 1.24 (0.75–1.65)
Psychotropic drug redemption § 4479 159 (3.5) 1.1 (0.5–1.8) 2.14 (1.77–2.51)
B—Severe COVID−19
No psychiatric disorders 127,281 1197 (0.9) 0.9 (0.1–1.0) Ref.
Schizophrenia spectrum disorders 984 39 (4.0) 2.7 (1.9–3.6) 2.82 (1.96–3.67)
Bipolar disorder 485 15 (3.1) 2.2 (1.1–3.3) 2.26 (1.16–3.37)
Unipolar depression 3764 65 (1.7) 1.4 (1.1–1.8) 1.47 (1.11–1.83)
Other psychiatric disorders 7328 52 (0.7) 1.0 (0.7–1.3) 1.04 (0.76–1.33)
Psychotropic drug redemption § 4479 127 (2.8) 1.3 (1.1–1.5) 1.27 (0.91–1.52)

COVID‐19, coronavirus disease 2019; CI, confidence interval.

Cox models included age, sex, highest obtained education, income, ischaemic heart disease, congestive heart failure, cerebrovascular disease, chronic kidney disease, hypertension, peripheral artery disease, diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder, asthma, substance abuse and malignancy.

Patients without prior psychiatric diagnoses and who did not redeem psychotropic drugs within 90 days prior to index date.

§

Within 90 days prior to index date without having a hospital psychiatric diagnosis.