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. 2021 Sep 2;374:n2060. doi: 10.1136/bmj.n2060

Table 3.

Rate ratios for any case of covid-19, hospital admission with covid-19, and severe covid-19 for teachers by sector

Outcome by period and adjustment* Primary, with nursery onsite Primary with no nursery onsite Secondary Other
All periods: any case
Cases/controls: 910/5316 1111/4991 1321/8426 452/3059
 Unadjusted 1.27 (1.18 to 1.36) 1.53 (1.44 to 1.63) 1.14 (1.07 to 1.21) 1.10 (1.00 to 1.22)
 Adjusted 1.27 (1.18 to 1.36) 1.54 (1.44 to 1.64) 1.15 (1.09 to 1.22) 1.10 (1.00 to 1.22)
All periods: hospital admission
Cases/controls: 27/6199 21/6081 58/9689 22/3489
 Unadjusted 0.68 (0.46 to 1.01) 0.51 (0.33 to 0.79) 0.74 (0.57 to 0.97) 0.74 (0.48 to 1.15)
 Adjusted 0.76 (0.51 to 1.13) 0.59 (0.38 to 0.92) 0.84 (0.64 to 1.10) 0.84 (0.54 to 1.30)
Spring/summer 2020 (closed): any case
Cases/controls: 15/583 17/531 20/894 20/341
 Unadjusted 0.36 (0.21 to 0.60) 0.44 (0.27 to 0.71) 0.29 (0.19 to 0.46) 0.73 (0.46 to 1.15)
 Adjusted 0.38 (0.23 to 0.64) 0.47 (0.29 to 0.76) 0.30 (0.19 to 0.47) 0.77 (0.49 to 1.22)
Spring/summer 2020 (closed): hospital admission
Cases/controls: 2/596 3/545 7/907 4/357
 Unadjusted 0.28 (0.07 to 1.16) 0.38 (0.12 to 1.19) 0.48 (0.22 to 1.02) 0.63 (0.23 to 1.75)
 Adjusted 0.28 (0.07 to 1.18) 0.41 (0.13 to 1.31) 0.57 (0.26 to 1.23) 0.78 (0.28 to 2.18)
Autumn term 2020 (open): any case
Cases/controls: 290/2096 407/2240 532/3370 195/1241
 Unadjusted 1.32 (1.17 to 1.50) 1.66 (1.50 to 1.85) 1.46 (1.33 to 1.60) 1.47 (1.26 to 1.71)
 Adjusted 1.33 (1.17 to 1.51) 1.65 (1.48 to 1.84) 1.47 (1.34 to 1.62) 1.46 (1.25 to 1.70)
Autumn term 2020 (open): hospital admission
Cases/controls: 6/2380 10/2637 26/3876 12/1424
 Unadjusted 0.59 (0.26 to 1.35) 0.89 (0.46 to 1.70) 1.25 (0.83 to 1.89) 1.68 (0.91 to 3.10)
 Adjusted 0.64 (0.27 to 1.51) 0.99 (0.51 to 1.93) 1.35 (0.88 to 2.07) 1.81 (0.95 to 3.44)
Winter 2020/21 (closed): any case
Cases/controls: 198/2223 231/2083 283/3420 101/1274
 Unadjusted 0.80 (0.69 to 0.93) 0.98 (0.86 to 1.13) 0.74 (0.66 to 0.84) 0.74 (0.60 to 0.91)
 Adjusted 0.81 (0.70 to 0.94) 1.00 (0.87 to 1.15) 0.77 (0.68 to 0.87) 0.76 (0.62 to 0.93)
Winter 2020/21 (closed): hospital admission
Cases/controls: 8/2413 3/2311 10/3693 3/1372
 Unadjusted 0.66 (0.32 to 1.35) 0.28 (0.09 to 0.88) 0.41 (0.22 to 0.78) 0.30 (0.09 to 0.95)
 Adjusted 0.75 (0.36 to 1.57) 0.33 (0.10 to 1.05) 0.53 (0.28 to 1.00) 0.37 (0.12 to 1.18)
Spring term 2021 (phased): any case
Cases/controls: 121/564 146/596 78/929 41/329
 Unadjusted 2.00 (1.64 to 2.45) 2.27 (1.89 to 2.73) 0.78 (0.62 to 0.98) 1.15 (0.83 to 1.60)
 Adjusted 2.15 (1.75 to 2.64) 2.44 (2.02 to 2.95) 0.81 (0.64 to 1.03) 1.18 (0.84 to 1.64)
Spring term 2021 (phased): hospital admission
Cases/controls: 5/680 2/740 5/1002 1/369
 Unadjusted 1.27 (0.49 to 3.28) 0.41 (0.10 to 1.71) 0.63 (0.25 to 1.56) 0.38 (0.05 to 2.81)
 Adjusted 1.53 (0.56 to 4.18) 0.47 (0.11 to 1.99) 0.63 (0.25 to 1.59) 0.38 (0.05 to 2.89)
Summer term 2021 (open): any case
Cases/controls: 286/1363 310/1265 410/2183 97/719
 Unadjusted 1.87 (1.64 to 2.13) 2.15 (1.89 to 2.44) 1.66 (1.49 to 1.84) 1.23 (0.99 to 1.52)
 Adjusted 1.75 (1.54 to 2.00) 2.08 (1.83 to 2.36) 1.60 (1.43 to 1.78) 1.18 (0.95 to 1.46)
Summer term 2021 (open): hospital admission
Cases/controls: 6/1643 3/1572 10/2583 2/814
 Unadjusted 0.92 (0.39 to 2.13) 0.49 (0.15 to 1.57) 0.92 (0.48 to 1.78) 0.53 (0.13 to 2.22)
 Adjusted 0.94 (0.40 to 2.20) 0.60 (0.18 to 1.95) 1.06 (0.54 to 2.07) 0.52 (0.12 to 2.27)

As these were conditional logistic regression models, in addition to the variables shown in the table, unadjusted models were nonetheless conditional on age, sex, and general practice of registration.

*

Adjusted for race/ethnicity, Scottish index of multiple deprivation, number of comorbidities, and number of adults in household.