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. 2022 Apr 1;22(6):781–790. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(22)00143-8

Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of the three study cohorts

Cohort 1*
Cohort 2
Cohort 3
Natural immunity (n=1 019 553) No immunity (n=1 019 553) One-dose hybrid immunity (n=481 159) Natural immunity (n=481 159) Two-dose hybrid immunity (n=283 905) Natural immunity (n=283 905)
Age, years 39·2 (25·5–53·0) 39·2 (25·5–53·0) 39·9 (28·3–52·4) 39·9 (28·3–52·4) 37·6 (27·8–50·3) 37·6 (27·8–50·3)
Sex
Female 518 515 (50·9%) 538 766 (52·8%) 249 461 (51·8%) 236 717 (49·2%) 155 634 (54·8%) 142 285 (50·1%)
Male 501 038 (49·1%) 480 787 (47·2%) 231 698 (48·2%) 244 442 (50·8%) 128 271 (45·2%) 141 620 (49·9%)
Homemaker service recipient§ 29 381 (2·9%) 17 582 (1·7%) 9918 (2·1%) 7160 (1·5%) 7881 (2·8%) 5026 (1·8%)
Born in Sweden 783 373 (76·8%) 784 810 (77·0%) 385 140 (80·0%) 342 936 (71·3%) 226 898 (79·9%) 184 893 (65·1%)
Marital status
Married 366 339 (35·9%) 343 165 (33·7%) 184 948 (38·4%) 182 237 (37·9%) 101 445 (35·7%) 100 150 (35·3%)
Not married 526 479 (51·6%) 550 797 (54·0%) 245 855 (51·1%) 241 689 (50·2%) 153 522 (54·1%) 148 319 (52·2%)
Divorced 92 143 (9·0%) 96 537 (9·5%) 39 973 (8·3%) 45 249 (9·4%) 22 323 (7·9%) 27 293 (9·7%)
Widow or widower 21 481 (2·1%) 24 578 (2·4%) 7715 (1·6%) 7797 (1·6%) 5013 (1·8%) 4995 (1·8%)
Other 13 111 (1·3%) 4 476 (0·4%) 171 (< 0·1%) 124 (< 0·1%) 1602 (0·6%) 3148 (1·1%)
Education
Elementary school for <9 years 40 311 (4·0%) 42 264 (4·1%) 14 197 (3·0%) 20 180 (4·2%) 8402 (3·0%) 13 902 (4·9%)
Elementary school for 9 years 111 606 (10·9%) 121 185 (11·9%) 55 717 (11·6%) 64 194 (13·3%) 31 578 (11·1%) 40 430 (14·2%)
Secondary school for 2 years 153 336 (15·0%) 152 925 (15·0%) 68 252 (14·2%) 76 798 (16·0%) 37 324 (13·1%) 44 952 (15·8%)
Secondary school for >2 years 243 207 (23·9%) 226 828 (22·2%) 125 153 (26·0%) 126 711 (26·3%) 77 835 (27·4%) 78 572 (28·7%)
University 355 077 (34·8%) 350 063 (34·3%) 192 321 (40·0%) 163 866 (34·1%) 114 261 (40·2%) 87 778 (30·9%)
Unknown 116 016 (11·4%) 126 288 (12·4%) 25 519 (5·3%) 29 410 (6·1%) 14 505 (5·1%) 18 281 (6·4%)
Comorbidities
Myocardial infarction 11 213 (1·1%) 10 190 (1·0%) 4358 (0·9%) 4342 (0·9%) 2371 (0·8%) 2433 (0·9%)
Stroke 11 775 (1·2%) 9 233 (0·9%) 4522 (0·9%) 3659 (0·8%) 2953 (1·0%) 2203 (0·8%)
Diabetes 46 234 (4·5%) 51 901 (5·1%) 25 365 (5·3%) 20 994 (4·4%) 15 078 (5·3%) 12 242 (4·3%)
Hypertension 141 376 (13·9%) 145 880 (14·3%) 68 487 (14·2%) 58 712 (12·2%) 37 800 (13·3%) 32 299 (11·4%)
Kidney failure 9614 (0·9%) 7950 (0·8%) 4155 (0·9%) 3458 (0·7%) 2531 (0·9%) 2181 (0·8%)
COPD 8056 (0·8%) 6642 (0·7%) 3098 (0·6%) 3942 (0·8%) 1779 (0·6%) 1809 (0·6%)
Asthma 67 440 (6·6%) 65 240 (6·4%) 31 538 (6·6%) 27 803 (5·8%) 19 215 (6·8%) 16 218 (5·7%)
Depression 150 177 (14·7%) 159 270 (15·6%) 79 151 (16·5%) 74 956 (15·6%) 49 747 (17·5%) 45 273 (15·9%)
Cancer 24 838 (2·4%) 24 662 (2·4%) 10 703 (2·2%) 9932 (2·1%) 6036 (2·1%) 5480 (1·9%)

Data are n (%) or median (IQR).

*

Mean baseline date was Jan 1, 2021 (range Jan 25, 2020, to Oct 3, 2021).

Mean baseline date was June 7, 2021 (Dec 27, 2020, to Sept 27, 2021).

Mean baseline date was July 9, 2021 (Dec 30, 2020, to Oct 3, 2021).

§

Homemaker services include domestic services provided to individuals (primarily older individuals) who live at home but need help with shopping, cleaning, meal preparation, and similar tasks. COPD=chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.