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. 2021 Jul 17;398(10296):223–237. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)00799-6

Table 1.

Patient characteristics by organ-specific complications

Patients having complications
Organ-specific complications
Total number of patients Any complication Systemic Renal Gastrointestinal (including liver) Cardiovascular Neurological Respiratory*
Total number of patients 73 197 36 367 (49·7%) 11 895 (16·3%) 17 752 (24·3%) 7901 (10·8%) 8973 (12·3%) 3115 (4·3%) 13 486 (18·4%)
Age on admission, years
19–29 1500 (2·0%) 411 (1·1%) 147 (1·2%) 126 (0·7%) 139 (1·8%) 47 (0·5%) 38 (1·2%) 145 (1·1%)
30–39 2753 (3·8%) 1015 (2·8%) 376 (3·2%) 353 (2·0%) 365 (4·6%) 134 (1·5%) 91 (2·9%) 457 (3·4%)
40–49 4996 (6·8%) 2170 (6·0%) 731 (6·1%) 874 (4·9%) 740 (9·4%) 370 (4·1%) 162 (5·2%) 1169 (8·7%)
50–59 9101 (12·4%) 4418 (12·1%) 1504 (12·6%) 2078 (11·7%) 1468 (18·6%) 847 (9·4%) 352 (11·3%) 2263 (16·8%)
60–69 11 139 (15·2%) 5954 (16·4%) 2008 (16·9%) 3055 (17·2%) 1578 (20·0%) 1389 (15·5%) 500 (16·1%) 2767 (20·5%)
70–79 16 563 (22·6%) 8549 (23·5%) 2727 (22·9%) 4318 (24·3%) 1644 (20·8%) 2220 (24·7%) 725 (23·3%) 2978 (22·1%)
80–89 19 900 (27·2%) 10 207 (28·1%) 3241 (27·2%) 5161 (29·1%) 1478 (18·7%) 2888 (32·2%) 941 (30·2%) 2761 (20·5%)
≥90 7245 (9·9%) 3643 (10·0%) 1161 (9·8%) 1787 (10·1%) 489 (6·2%) 1078 (12·0%) 306 (9·8%) 946 (7·0%)
Sex at birth
Female 31 977 (43·7%) 14 521 (39·9%) 4872 (41·0%) 6612 (37·2%) 2690 (34·0%) 3539 (39·4%) 1289 (41·4%) 4951 (36·7%)
Male 41 025 (56·0%) 21 758 (59·8%) 7001 (58·9%) 11 097 (62·5%) 5199 (65·8%) 5415 (60·3%) 1822 (58·5%) 8504 (63·1%)
Data missing 195 (0·3%) 88 (0·2%) 22 (0·2%) 43 (0·2%) 12 (0·2%) 19 (0·2%) 4 (0·1%) 31 (0·2%)
Deprivation, IMD quintile
1 10 408 (14·2%) 5201 (14·3%) 1773 (14·9%) 2437 (13·7%) 1152 (14·6%) 1384 (15·4%) 466 (15·0%) 1885 (14·0%)
2 12 853 (17·6%) 6439 (17·7%) 2147 (18·0%) 2996 (16·9%) 1431 (18·1%) 1634 (18·2%) 552 (17·7%) 2305 (17·1%)
3 15 822 (21·6%) 7855 (21·6%) 2595 (21·8%) 3793 (21·4%) 1631 (20·6%) 1986 (22·1%) 633 (20·3%) 3035 (22·5%)
4 16 104 (22·0%) 8069 (22·2%) 2621 (22·0%) 4101 (23·1%) 1748 (22·1%) 2012 (22·4%) 718 (23·0%) 3083 (22·9%)
5 17 997 (24·6%) 8801 (24·2%) 2759 (23·2%) 4424 (24·9%) 1939 (24·5%) 1956 (21·8%) 745 (23·9%) 3177 (23·6%)
Data missing 13 (<0·1%) 2 (<0·1%) 0 1 (<0·1%) 0 1 (<0·1%) 1 (<0·1%) 1 (<0·1%)
Race or ethnicity
White 53 780 (73·5%) 26 431 (72·7%) 8678 (73·0%) 12 896 (72·6%) 5438 (68·8%) 6624 (73·8%) 2282 (73·3%) 9173 (68·0%)
South Asian 3318 (4·5%) 1630 (4·5%) 593 (5·0%) 799 (4·5%) 441 (5·6%) 369 (4·1%) 102 (3·3%) 777 (5·8%)
East Asian 484 (0·7%) 249 (0·7%) 96 (0·8%) 113 (0·6%) 82 (1·0%) 55 (0·6%) 15 (0·5%) 142 (1·1%)
Black 2480 (3·4%) 1433 (3·9%) 508 (4·3%) 822 (4·6%) 346 (4·4%) 306 (3·4%) 114 (3·7%) 627 (4·6%)
Other ethnic minority 4646 (6·3%) 2435 (6·7%) 751 (6·3%) 1145 (6·4%) 641 (8·1%) 491 (5·5%) 203 (6·5%) 1171 (8·7%)
Data missing 8489 (11·6%) 4189 (11·5%) 1269 (10·7%) 1977 (11·1%) 953 (12·1%) 1128 (12·6%) 399 (12·8%) 1596 (11·8%)
Diabetes
No 49 765 (75·8%) 24 481 (73·6%) 7878 (71·9%) 11 265 (69·7%) 5694 (77·9%) 5948 (72·4%) 2173 (77·7%) 9194 (74·3%)
Yes 15 855 (24·2%) 8792 (26·4%) 3081 (28·1%) 4891 (30·3%) 1615 (22·1%) 2266 (27·6%) 625 (22·3%) 3173 (25·7%)
Obesity
No 53 415 (73·0%) 26 397 (72·6%) 8476 (71·3%) 12 656 (71·3%) 5784 (73·2%) 6331 (70·6%) 2304 (74·0%) 9498 (70·4%)
Yes 7329 (10·0%) 4230 (11·6%) 1583 (13·3%) 2208 (12·4%) 985 (12·5%) 1226 (13·7%) 296 (9·5%) 2059 (15·3%)
Data missing 12 453 (17·0%) 5740 (15·8%) 1836 (15·4%) 2888 (16·3%) 1132 (14·3%) 1416 (15·8%) 515 (16·5%) 1929 (14·3%)
Chronic cardiac disease
No 45 563 (62·2%) 21 808 (60·0%) 7117 (59·8%) 10 400 (58·6%) 5332 (67·5%) 4077 (45·4%) 1923 (61·7%) 8787 (65·2%)
Yes 22 563 (30·8%) 12 758 (35·1%) 4235 (35·6%) 6436 (36·3%) 2201 (27·9%) 4496 (50·1%) 995 (31·9%) 4025 (29·8%)
Data missing 5071 (6·9%) 1801 (5·0%) 543 (4·6%) 916 (5·2%) 368 (4·7%) 400 (4·5%) 197 (6·3%) 674 (5·0%)
Chronic pulmonary disease
No 55 604 (76·0%) 27 916 (76·8%) 9261 (77·9%) 13 619 (76·7%) 6404 (81·1%) 6665 (74·3%) 2461 (79·0%) 10 468 (77·6%)
Yes 12 235 (16·7%) 6472 (17·8%) 2002 (16·8%) 3143 (17·7%) 1100 (13·9%) 1791 (20·0%) 444 (14·3%) 2289 (17·0%)
Data missing 5358 (7·3%) 1979 (5·4%) 632 (5·3%) 990 (5·6%) 397 (5·0%) 517 (5·8%) 210 (6·7%) 729 (5·4%)
Asthma
No 58 352 (79·7%) 29 806 (82·0%) 9782 (82·2%) 14 657 (82·6%) 6525 (82·6%) 7286 (81·2%) 2572 (82·6%) 10 852 (80·5%)
Yes 9298 (12·7%) 4447 (12·2%) 1482 (12·5%) 2039 (11·5%) 977 (12·4%) 1141 (12·7%) 320 (10·3%) 1849 (13·7%)
Data missing 5547 (7·6%) 2114 (5·8%) 631 (5·3%) 1056 (5·9%) 399 (5·0%) 546 (6·1%) 223 (7·2%) 785 (5·8%)
Chronic kidney disease
No 55 458 (75·8%) 26 793 (73·7%) 8582 (72·1%) 11 962 (67·4%) 6284 (79·5%) 6434 (71·7%) 2368 (76·0%) 10 654 (79·0%)
Yes 12 182 (16·6%) 7503 (20·6%) 2661 (22·4%) 4785 (27·0%) 1166 (14·8%) 2008 (22·4%) 525 (16·9%) 2070 (15·3%)
Data missing 5557 (7·6%) 2071 (5·7%) 652 (5·5%) 1005 (5·7%) 451 (5·7%) 531 (5·9%) 222 (7·1%) 762 (5·7%)
Moderate or severe liver disease
No 65 646 (89·7%) 33 005 (90·8%) 10 769 (90·5%) 16 111 (90·8%) 6879 (87·1%) 8162 (91·0%) 2764 (88·7%) 12 314 (91·3%)
Yes 1340 (1·8%) 916 (2·5%) 358 (3·0%) 413 (2·3%) 528 (6·7%) 179 (2·0%) 96 (3·1%) 281 (2·1%)
Data missing 6211 (8·5%) 2446 (6·7%) 768 (6·5%) 1228 (6·9%) 494 (6·3%) 632 (7·0%) 255 (8·2%) 891 (6·6%)
Mild liver disease
No 65 784 (89·9%) 33 164 (91·2%) 10 837 (91·1%) 16 169 (91·1%) 7096 (89·8%) 8178 (91·1%) 2792 (89·6%) 12 338 (91·5%)
Yes 1035 (1·4%) 635 (1·7%) 240 (2·0%) 294 (1·7%) 269 (3·4%) 132 (1·5%) 60 (1·9%) 222 (1·6%)
Data missing 6378 (8·7%) 2568 (7·1%) 818 (6·9%) 1289 (7·3%) 536 (6·8%) 663 (7·4%) 263 (8·4%) 926 (6·9%)
Chronic neurological disorder
No 58 511 (79·9%) 29 546 (81·2%) 9725 (81·8%) 14 440 (81·3%) 6700 (84·8%) 7357 (82·0%) 2048 (65·7%) 11 352 (84·2%)
Yes 8802 (12·0%) 4559 (12·5%) 1467 (12·3%) 2167 (12·2%) 729 (9·2%) 1024 (11·4%) 845 (27·1%) 1309 (9·7%)
Data missing 5884 (8·0%) 2262 (6·2%) 703 (5·9%) 1145 (6·4%) 472 (6·0%) 592 (6·6%) 222 (7·1%) 825 (6·1%)
Malignant neoplasm
No 60 050 (82·0%) 29 952 (82·4%) 9485 (79·7%) 14 643 (82·5%) 6620 (83·8%) 7378 (82·2%) 2564 (82·3%) 11 283 (83·7%)
Yes 7072 (9·7%) 4075 (11·2%) 1675 (14·1%) 1932 (10·9%) 819 (10·4%) 994 (11·1%) 307 (9·9%) 1341 (9·9%)
Data missing 6075 (8·3%) 2340 (6·4%) 735 (6·2%) 1177 (6·6%) 462 (5·8%) 601 (6·7%) 244 (7·8%) 862 (6·4%)
Chronic haematological disease
No 64 082 (87·5%) 32 079 (88·2%) 10 150 (85·3%) 15 622 (88·0%) 6958 (88·1%) 7906 (88·1%) 2737 (87·9%) 12 003 (89·0%)
Yes 2982 (4·1%) 1907 (5·2%) 1017 (8·5%) 942 (5·3%) 447 (5·7%) 461 (5·15) 122 (3·9%) 600 (4·4%)
Data missing 6133 (8·4%) 2381 (6·5%) 728 (6·1%) 1188 (6·7%) 496 (6·3%) 606 (6·8%) 256 (8·2%) 883 (6·5%)
HIV/AIDs
No 65 920 (90·1%) 33 268 (91·5%) 10 828 (91·0%) 16 190 (91·2%) 7256 (91·8%) 8195 (91·3%) 2809 (90·2%) 12 360 (91·7%)
Yes 256 (0·3%) 149 (0·4%) 57 (0·5%) 82 (0·5%) 42 (0·5%) 28 (0·3%) 13 (0·4%) 57 (0·4%)
Data missing 7021 (9·6%) 2950 (8·1%) 1010 (8·5%) 1480 (8·3%) 603 (7·6%) 750 (8·4%) 293 (9·4%) 1069 (7·9%)
Rheumatological disorder
No 59 168 (80·8%) 29 823 (82·0%) 9663 (81·2%) 14 540 (81·9%) 6708 (84·9%) 7294 (81·3%) 2512 (80·6%) 11 245 (83·4%)
Yes 7724 (10·6%) 4075 (11·2%) 1462 (12·3%) 1961 (11·0%) 701 (8·9%) 1061 (11·8%) 353 (11·3%) 1358 (10·1%)
Data missing 6305 (8·6%) 2469 (6·8%) 770 (6·5%) 1251 (7·0%) 492 (6·2%) 618 (6·9%) 250 (8·0%) 883 (6·5%)
Dementia
No 55 758 (76·2%) 28 473 (78·3%) 9548 (80·3%) 13 583 (76·5%) 6708 (84·9%) 7079 (78·9%) 2237 (71·8%) 11 449 (84·9%)
Yes 11 682 (16·0%) 5668 (15·6%) 1624 (13·7%) 3064 (17·3%) 750 (9·5%) 1306 (14·6%) 645 (20·7%) 1239 (9·2%)
Data missing 5757 (7·9%) 2226 (6·1%) 723 (6·1%) 1105 (6·2%) 443 (5·6%) 588 (6·6%) 233 (7·5%) 798 (5·9%)
Smoking
Never smoked 23 944 (32·7%) 11 976 (32·9%) 4071 (34·2%) 5577 (31·4%) 2811 (35·6%) 2872 (32·0%) 889 (28·5%) 4894 (36·3%)
Current smoker 3895 (5·3%) 1927 (5·3%) 677 (5·7%) 875 (4·9%) 508 (6·4%) 459 (5·1%) 188 (6·0%) 694 (5·1%)
Former smoker 15 834 (21·6%) 8533 (23·5%) 2914 (24·5%) 4179 (23·5%) 1740 (22·0%) 2317 (25·8%) 630 (20·2%) 3304 (24·5%)
Data missing 29 524 (40·3%) 13 931 (38·3%) 4233 (35·6%) 7121 (40·1%) 2842 (36·0%) 3325 (37·1%) 1408 (45·2%) 4594 (34·1%)

Data are n or n (%). No means patients didn't have the comorbidity or characteristic, yes means they did. IMD=Index of Multiple Deprivation.

*

Severe acute respiratory infection was contained within case definition so was not counted as a complication.

1=least deprived, 5=most deprived.

Includes West Asian, Latinx, Aboriginal, and First Nations People.