Table 1.

Pre-matching distribution of study subjects. Absolute frequencies, percentages and P values according to the characteristics of all NH and non-NH residents

	Total	Non-NH residents		NH residents		P value
		N	%	N	%
Total	852,211	818,619		33,592
Gender						<0.001
Females	491,458	466,006	56.9	25,452	75.8
Males	360,753	352,613	43.1	8,140	24.2
Age group (years)						<0.001
70–79	495,774	489,875	59.8	5,899	17.6
80–89	292,055	278,887	33.7	16,168	48.1
90–100	64,382	52,857	6.5	11,525	34.3
Province of domicile						<0.001
Belluno	40,335	37,820	4.6	2,515	7.5
Padua	158,950	154,030	18.8	4,920	14.7
Rovigo	45,948	43,901	5.4	2,047	6.1
Treviso	147,514	141,116	17.2	6,398	19.1
Venice	161,321	156,503	19.1	4,818	14.3
Vicenza	142,719	135,732	16.6	6,987	20.8
Verona	155,424	149,517	18.3	5,907	17.6
Legal disability	138,167	112,665	13.8	25,502	75.9	<0.001
Chronic disease
HT	624,965	601,893	73.5	23,072	68.7	<0.001
DM	148,918	141,713	17.3	7,205	21.5	<0.001
IHD	99,397	94,648	11.6	4,749	14.1	<0.001
COPD	58,268	55,410	6.8	2,858	8.5	<0.001
CHF	51,453	45,637	5.8	5,816	17.3	<0.001
CRF	25,619	23,694	2.9	1,925	5.7	<0.001
D	39,647	23,107	2.8	16,540	49.2	<0.001
SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Total	65,897	50,467	100.0	15,430	100.0
1st wave	7,062	3,447	6.8	3,615	23.4
2nd wave	47,800	36,121	71.6	11,679	75.7
3rd wave	11,035	10,899	21.6	136	0.9