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. 2022 Jun 9;399(10342):2191–2199. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(22)00791-7

Table 1.

Descriptive characteristics of myocarditis and pericarditis events after mRNA-1273 and BNT162b2 vaccination among people aged 18–64 years in four health plan claims databases

DP1
DP2
DP3
DP4
n % n % n % n %
Total myocarditis or pericarditis events 154 100% 64 100% 94 100% 99 100%
Age (years)
18–25 64 42% 21 33% 34 36% 34 34%
26–35 15 10% 10 16% 16 17% 21 21%
36–45 24 16% 11 17% 14 15% 14 14%
46–55 26 17% 9 14% 13 14% 14 14%
56–64 25 16% 13 20% 17 18% 16 16%
Sex
Female 43 28% 27 42% 25 27% 32 32%
Male 111 72% 37 58% 69 73% 67 68%
Type of area*
Urban NA NA 60 94% 80 85% 94 95%
Rural NA NA 4 6% 14 15% 5 5%
Previous COVID-19 diagnosis since April 1, 2020 15 10% 8 13% 6 6% 10 10%

Percentages might not add up to 100% due to rounding. DP=data partner. NA=not available.

*

Urban versus rural status was defined on the basis of five-digit zip codes for enrolled members' physical addresses. This information was not available in the DP1 database.

A previous COVID-19 diagnosis was identified via the International Classification of Diseases (tenth revision, clinical modification) code U07.1.