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. 2021 Oct 27;32(2):302–310. doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckab186

Table 3.

Odds ratio (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) of hospitalization with COVID-19 among individuals of non-Western origin compared with Danish origin grouped by specific occupational groups in Denmark with prevalent COVID-19 cases and by number of persons in households

Crude
Sex
+ Age
+ CCI
+ Household size
+ Population density
+ Income
+ Educational level
No. of individuals COVID-19 cases OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI)
Origin and occupation, N = 399 980
 Danish origin (ref.) 361 489 1671 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Non-Western origin 36 565 255
Farming and manufacturea 3310 17 2.27 (1.35–3.82) 2.30 (1.37–3.87) 3.38 (2.00–5.69) 3.48 (2.06–5.87) 3.28 (1.94–5.54) 2.88 (1.71–4.87) 2.89 (1.71–4.90) 3.01 (1.77–5.09)
Business service 5337 22 1.34 (0.85–2.13) 1.38 (0.87–2.19) 1.86 (1.17–2.95) 1.72 (1.07–2.76) 1.62 (1.01–2.59) 1.34 (0.83–2.15) 1.35 (0.84–2.17) 1.27 (0.77–2.09)
Trade and transportation 9507 43 1.95 (1.40–2.74) 1.91 (1.36–2.67) 2.56 (1.83–3.60) 2.55 (1.81–3.59) 2.35 (1.66–3.31) 1.78 (1.26–2.51) 1.77 (1.25–2.51) 1.77 (1.24–2.53)
Public administration, education and social and health services 7283 57 2.14 (1.62–2.83) 2.16 (1.63–2.85) 3.00 (2.26–3.97) 2.96 (2.23–3.93) 2.80 (2.11–3.72) 2.19 (1.65–2.91) 2.19 (1.65–2.92) 2.20 (1.65–2.94)
Other occupational inactivity 8170 98 1.39 (1.12–1.71) 1.39 (1.12–1.71) 2.72 (2.19–3.37) 2.62 (2.10–3.27) 2.50 (2.00–3.13) 1.92 (1.53–2.40) 1.88 (1.49–2.36) 1.82 (1.42–2.33)
Unemployed 2958 18 3.44 (1.66–7.16) 3.56 (1.71–7.40) 2.87 (1.38–5.97) 3.57 (1.65–7.76) 3.30 (1.52–7.18) 2.95 (1.35–6.41) 2.93 (1.35–6.39) 2.30 (0.95–5.59)
Origin and number of persons in households, N = 474 079
 Danish origin (ref.) 431 646 1893 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Non-Western origin 42 157 276
1 person 5141 37 1.14 (0.81–1.58) 1.11 (0.80–1.55) 1.94 (1.39–2.71) 1.86 (1.32–2.63) 1.46 (1.03–2.06) 1.46 (1.03–2.06) 1.56 (1.10–2.22) 1.52 (1.04–2.22)
2 persons 9608 69 1.51 (1.18–1.93) 1.52 (1.19–1.95) 2.56 (2.00–3.28) 2.46 (1.90–3.17) 1.90 (1.47–2.45) 1.94 (1.50–2.51) 2.04 (1.57–2.66) 2.02 (1.53–2.68)
3 persons 8578 60 2.51 (1.87–3.36) 2.52 (1.88–3.38) 2.86 (2.13–3.83) 2.75 (2.05–3.71) 2.29 (1.70–3.09) 2.37 (1.75–3.20) 2.61 (1.90–3.60) 2.37 (1.69–3.33)
4 persons 8308 43 1.98 (1.42–2.78) 2.00 (1.43–2.80) 2.07 (1.48–2.90) 1.93 (1.37–2.72) 1.59 (1.13–2.24) 1.65 (1.17–2.33) 1.75 (1.21–2.53) 1.84 (1.26–2.67)
≥5 persons 10 522 67 2.15 (1.57–2.95) 2.15 (1.57–2.95) 2.37 (1.73–3.25) 2.26 (1.64–3.12) 1.78 (1.29–2.45) 1.81 (1.31–2.52) 1.84 (1.29–2.63) 1.79 (1.24–2.59)
a

Farming, forestry, fishery, manufacture, raw material extraction and supply company are abbreviated as Farming and manufacture due to limited space in this table.