Table 3.
Characteristics of individuals reported to have had COVID-19 and long COVID by general practitioners in OpenSAFELY.
| Acute COVID-19 | Long COVID | Long COVID rate per 100,000 cases | Proportion of long COVID cases in category (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample size | 1,064,491 | 4189 | 392 | 0.4 |
| Age, years | ||||
| 18–24 | 137,997 | 184 | 133.2 | 4.4 |
| 25–34 | 211,479 | 515 | 242.9 | 12.3 |
| 35–44 | 199,750 | 897 | 447.1 | 21.4 |
| 45–54 | 208,351 | 1238 | 590.7 | 29.6 |
| 55–69 | 190,616 | 1088 | 567.5 | 26 |
| 70–79 | 57,886 | 193 | 332.3 | 4.6 |
| 80+ | 58,412 | 74 | 126.5 | 1.8 |
| Sex | ||||
| Female | 582,220 | 2678 | 457.9 | 63.9 |
| Male | 482,271 | 1511 | 312.3 | 36.1 |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| White | 635,414 | 2647 | 414.9 | 63.2 |
| Mixed | 12,498 | 49 | 390.5 | 1.2 |
| South Asian | 111,026 | 340 | 305.3 | 8.1 |
| Black | 25,886 | 73 | 281.2 | 1.7 |
| Other | 16,521 | 53 | 319.8 | 1.3 |
| IMD quantile | ||||
| Missing | 22,104 | 75 | 338.2 | 1.8 |
| 1 | 255,431 | 787 | 307.2 | 18.8 |
| 2 | 226,760 | 850 | 373.4 | 20.3 |
| 3 | 208,684 | 932 | 444.6 | 22.2 |
| 4 | 188,224 | 814 | 430.6 | 19.4 |
| 5 | 163,288 | 731 | 445.7 | 17.5 |
| BMI category | ||||
| Not obese | 800,439 | 2694 | 335.4 | 64.3 |
| Obese I (30–34.9) | 151,782 | 787 | 515.8 | 18.8 |
| Obese II (35–39.9) | 67,470 | 411 | 605.5 | 9.8 |
| Obese III (40+) | 44,800 | 297 | 658.6 | 7.1 |
| Health conditions | ||||
| 0 | 661,200 | 2336 | 352.1 | 55.8 |
| 1 | 291,106 | 1335 | 456.5 | 31.9 |
| 2 or more | 112,185 | 518 | 459.6 | 12.4 |
| Mental health disorder(s) | ||||
| 0 | 835,361 | 2772 | 330.7 | 66.2 |
| 1 or more | 229,130 | 1417 | 614.6 | 33.8 |
| Asthma | ||||
| No | 872,030 | 3129 | 357.5 | 74.7 |
| Yes | 192,461 | 1060 | 547.7 | 25.3 |
| Diabetes | ||||
| No | 951,029 | 3686 | 386.1 | 88.0 |
| Yes | 113,462 | 503 | 441.4 | 12.0 |
BMI body mass index, IMD index of multiple deprivation (quantile 1 representing most deprived, and 5 representing least deprived).