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. 2021 Aug 28;40:101117. doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2021.101117

Table 3.

Factors associated with severe disease or death after vaccination (multivariable Cox proportional hazards analysis).

Matched group 11
Matched group 22
Hazards ratio (95% CI) P-value Hazards ratio (95% CI) P-value

Age (per 10 years increase) 1.22 (0.96,1.55) 0.10 1.24 (1.00,1.54) 0.05
Male sex 2.44 (0.32,18.59) 0.39 4.99 (0.67,36.91) 0.12
Race (comparator: white)
Black 0.59 (0.24,1.50) 0.27 1.04 (0.58,1.88) 0.90
Other/unknown 1.05 (0.42,2.63) 0.92 0.85 (0.37,1.96) 0.70
Body mass index >30 (comparator: <30) 1.18 (0.74,1.90) 0.49 1.36 (0.89,2.06) 0.16
Comorbidities
Diabetes 1.29 (0.81,2.07) 0.29 1.25 (0.83,1.87) 0.29
Coronary artery disease 1.01 (0.64,1.58) 0.98 1.03 (0.69,1.53) 0.89
Chronic kidney disease 1.06 (0.64,1.74) 0.83 0.97 (0.65,1.45) 0.89
Chronic lung disease (COPD) 0.88 (0.56,1.37) 0.56 1.01 (0.70,1.48) 0.94
Anemia 2.89 (1.58,5.28) 0.001 4.92 (2.63,9.2) <0.0001
Cancer diagnosis 0.84 (0.54,1.31) 0.45 0.91 (0.62,1.33) 0.62
Vaccinated (vs. unvaccinated) 0.88 (0.57,1.36) 0.57 0.62 (0.43,0.91) 0.01
Income (comparator: <15,000)
15,000–30,000 0.58 (0.32,1.04) 0.07 1.11 (0.69,1.78) 0.66
>30,000 0.76 (0.46,1.25) 0.28 0.83 (0.53,1.29) 0.40
Missing 0.88 (0.26,2.97) 0.84 0.60 (0.14,2.54) 0.49
Geographical location (comparator: urban)
Rural or very rural 0.87 (0.54,1.40) 0.56 0.85 (0.56,1.29) 0.44
1

Matched group 1 was matched on age, race, sex, body mass index, Charlson comorbidity score, date of first positive test, and 4 geographic regions as defined by the US Census Bureau.

2

Matched group 2 was matched on all of the above except 4 geographic regions as defined by the US Census Bureau. USD, USA dollars.