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. 2022 Aug 11;211:136–143. doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2022.07.022

Table 2.

Hazard ratio of diagnosis with SARS-CoV-2 infection and subsequent death, hospitalisation and admission to ICU by nationality.

Diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection Population Cases PD Incidence per 100,000 PD Crude HR (95% CI) Adjusted HRa (95% CI)
Nationality (1)
 Italian 52,708,701 3,774,802 20,069,606,450 18.8 Ref. Ref.
 Non-Italian
5,079,319
336,265
1,946,192,112
17.3
0.92
(0.92–0.92)
0.81
(0.80–0.81)
Death
Cases
Deaths
PD
Death rate per 100,000 PD
Crude HR
(95% CI)
Adjusted HRa
(95% CI)
Nationality (1)
 Italian 3,774,802 74,781 111,928,756 66.8 Ref. Ref.
 Non-Italian 336,265 1511 10,062,137 15.0 0.23 (0.21–0.24) 1.03 (0.97–1.08)
Nationality (2)
 Italian 3,774,802 74,781 111,928,756 66.8 Ref. Ref.
 Low-HDI countries 55,471 202 1,660,556 12.2 0.18 (0.16–0.21) 1.41 (1.23–1.62)
 Medium-HDI countries 190,264 907 5,692,805 15.9 0.24 (0.22–0.25) 1.00 (0.94–1.07)
 High-HDI countries
90,530
402
2,708,776
14.8
0.22
(0.20–0.25)
0.95
(0.86–1.05)
Hospitalisation
Cases
Hospitalised patients
PD
Hospitalisation rate per 100,000 PD
Crude HR
(95% CI)
Adjusted HRa
(95% CI)
Nationality (1)
 Italian 3,774,802 278,741 105,481,161 264.3 Ref. Ref.
 Non-Italian 336,265 28,256 9,303,341 303.7 1.15 (1.13–1.16) 1.90 (1.87–1.92)
Nationality (2)
 Italian 3,774,802 278,741 105,481,161 264.3 Ref. Ref.
 Low-HDI countries 55,471 5912 1,496,539 395.0 1.48 (1.44–1.52) 2.88 (2.81–2.96)
 Medium-HDI countries 190,264 16,728 5,245,203 318.9 1.20 (1.18–1.22) 1.90 (1.87–1.93)
 High-HDI countries
90,530
5616
2,561,600
219.2
0.84
(0.82–0.86)
1.41
(1.38–1.45)
Admission to ICU
Hospitalised cases
Admitted to ICU
PD
ICU admission rate per 100,000 PD
Crude HR
(95% CI)
Adjusted HRa
(95% CI)
Nationality (1)
 Italian 278,741 40,775 6,637,420 614.3 Ref. Ref.
 Non-Italian 28,256 2871 763,321 376.1 0.66 (0.64–0.69) 1.08 (1.04–1.13)
Nationality (2)
 Italian 278,741 40,775 6,637,420 614.3 Ref. Ref.
 Low-HDI countries 5912 479 163,556 292.9 0.52 (0.48–0.57) 1.09 (0.99–1.19)
 Medium-HDI countries 16,728 1765 451,098 391.3 0.69 (0.65–0.72) 1.10 (1.04–1.15)
 High-HDI countries 5616 627 148,667 421.7 0.73 (0.68–0.79) 1.05 (0.97–1.13)

CI, confidence interval; HDI, human development index; HR, hazard ratio; ICU, intensive care unit; PD, person-days; ref., reference category.

a

Adjusted for sex, age, geographical region of diagnosis, level of urbanisation of the municipality of residence, level of social and material vulnerability of the municipality of residence and calendar week of diagnosis.