Table 1.
The distribution of COVID-19 outcomes by selected UKB factors and the Foresight obesity driven classification.
| From 29/01/2020 to 30/11/2020 | Participants alive on 29/01/2020 | % participants tested | % participants tested positive | % tests conducted that are positive | % participants hospitalised U07.X | % participants cause of death (primary and secondary) with U07.X |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | 360,310 | 9.1% | 1.57% | 17.2% | 0.36% | 0.12% |
| Obesity | ||||||
| Normal/under weight | 123,201 | 7.9% | 1.23% | 15.4% | 0.20% | 0.06% |
| Being overweight | 154,099 | 9.2% | 1.58% | 17.3% | 0.35% | 0.11% |
| Living with obesity | 82,424 | 10.8% | 2.07% | 19.1% | 0.60% | 0.21% |
| Not Available | 586 | 15.2% | 1.88% | 12.4% | 1.37% | 0.17% |
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 163,138 | 9.6% | 1.69% | 17.7% | 0.47% | 0.17% |
| Female | 197,172 | 8.8% | 1.47% | 16.8% | 0.26% | 0.07% |
| Age (on 31 January 2020) | ||||||
| Aged 49 to 54 | 31,145 | 8.4% | 2.67% | 32.0% | 0.19% | 0.01% |
| Aged 55 to 59 | 49,503 | 8.3% | 2.42% | 29.3% | 0.21% | 0.02% |
| Aged 60 to 64 | 56,026 | 7.8% | 1.64% | 21.2% | 0.19% | 0.04% |
| Aged 65 to 69 | 63,927 | 8.1% | 1.25% | 15.4% | 0.30% | 0.07% |
| Aged 70 to 74 | 84,640 | 9.3% | 1.06% | 11.4% | 0.37% | 0.11% |
| Aged 75 to 82 | 75,069 | 11.8% | 1.36% | 11.6% | 0.68% | 0.33% |
| Ethnicity | ||||||
| White | 342,062 | 9.1% | 1.54% | 17.0% | 0.34% | 0.11% |
| Mixed | 2133 | 8.4% | 1.64% | 19.4% | 0.38% | 0.05% |
| Asian | 6256 | 11.4% | 3.07% | 26.9% | 0.62% | 0.14% |
| Black | 4966 | 10.1% | 1.79% | 17.7% | 0.81% | 0.34% |
| Other | 3933 | 8.6% | 1.47% | 17.2% | 0.48% | 0.10% |
| Prefer not to answer/Don’t know | 960 | 8.4% | 1.04% | 12.3% | 0.63% | 0.21% |
| Townsend | ||||||
| Least deprived quintile | 75,417 | 8.7% | 1.3% | 14.6% | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| Second quintile | 75,403 | 8.8% | 1.4% | 16.3% | 0.3% | 0.1% |
| Middle quintile | 75,704 | 8.9% | 1.5% | 17.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% |
| Fourth quintile | 75,766 | 9.0% | 1.6% | 17.9% | 0.4% | 0.1% |
| Most deprived quintile | 76,850 | 10.3% | 2.0% | 19.5% | 0.5% | 0.2% |
| Region | ||||||
| North East | 41,491 | 11.3% | 1.91% | 16.9% | 0.32% | 0.11% |
| North West | 55,404 | 10.2% | 2.53% | 24.7% | 0.57% | 0.16% |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 55,939 | 7.3% | 2.13% | 29.3% | 0.40% | 0.13% |
| Midlands | 58,548 | 9.7% | 1.68% | 17.3% | 0.42% | 0.12% |
| South | 68,648 | 10.6% | 0.93% | 8.8% | 0.21% | 0.07% |
| London | 51,970 | 10.0% | 1.00% | 10.0% | 0.36% | 0.10% |
| Wales | 14,739 | 2.1% | 0.94% | 44.2% | 0.00% | 0.11% |
| Scotland | 13,571 | 0.1% | 0.02% | 25.0% | 0.30% | 0.18% |
| Classification | ||||||
| Active workers | 35,161 | 9.0% | 2.24% | 24.9% | 0.36% | 0.06% |
| Retirees with healthy lifestyles | 77,692 | 9.2% | 0.92% | 10.0% | 0.28% | 0.10% |
| Stressed and not in work | 56,679 | 10.2% | 1.34% | 13.2% | 0.51% | 0.19% |
| Deprived with less healthy lifestyles | 44,624 | 11.8% | 1.89% | 16.1% | 0.84% | 0.38% |
| Comfortable professionals | 66,195 | 8.0% | 1.31% | 16.4% | 0.22% | 0.05% |
| Comfortable families | 79,959 | 7.9% | 2.12% | 27.0% | 0.16% | 0.02% |