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. 2022 Sep 23;328(15):1559–1561. doi: 10.1001/jama.2022.17811

Table. Characteristics of Cases and Controls and the Results of the Multivariable Analysis for the Outcome of Hospitalization for COVID-19.

Cases
(n = 3062)
Matched controls
(n = 12 248)
Multivariable analysisa
Adjusted OR
(95% CI)
P value
Age, mean (SD), y 70.8 (15.4) 67.1 (18.2)
Age group, No. (%)
≤69 y 1216 (39.7) 5873 (48.0) 1 [Reference]
70-79 y 883 (28.8) 3005 (24.5) 1.47 (1.31-1.64) <.001
≥80 y 963 (31.5) 3370 (27.5) 1.57 (1.38-1.78) <.001
Sex, No. (%)
Female 1452 (47.4) 6523 (53.3) 1 [Reference] <.001
Male 1610 (52.6) 5725 (46.7) 1.32 (1.21-1.44)
Race and ethnicity, No. (%)
African American/Black 117 (3.8) 509 (4.2) 0.94 (0.76-1.17) .57
Asian 157 (5.1) 763 (6.2) 0.84 (0.70-1.01) .07
Hispanic 440 (14.4) 1584 (12.9) 1.13 (0.99-1.29) .06
White 2092 (68.3) 8459 (69.1) 1 [Reference]b
Otherc 256 (8.4) 933 (7.6) 1 [Reference]b
Comorbidities, No. (%)
Hypertension 2298 (75.0) 8695 (71.0) 0.97 (0.87-1.08) .60
Diabetes 1270 (41.5) 4031 (32.9) 1.35 (1.23-1.48) <.001
Chronic kidney disease 1027 (33.5) 3577 (29.2) 0.95 (0.86-1.05) .33
Congestive heart failure 998 (32.6) 3651 (29.8) 0.89 (0.80-0.98) .02
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 789 (25.8) 2102 (17.2) 1.75 (1.57-1.94) <.001
Body mass index ≥35d 588 (19.2) 1860 (15.2) 1.42 (1.27-1.59) <.001
Alcohol or drug dependence 576 (18.8) 2898 (23.7) 0.71 (0.62-0.81) <.001
Cancer 568 (18.5) 2231 (18.2) 0.92 (0.83-1.03) .14
Cognitive disease 533 (17.4) 1683 (13.7) 1.15 (1.02-1.30) .02
Immunodeficiency 334 (10.9) 547 (4.5) 2.68 (2.26-3.18) <.001
Current smoker 246 (8.0) 1252 (10.2) 0.93 (0.77-1.11) .41
Rheumatologic disease 243 (7.9) 733 (6.0) 1.18 (1.00-1.40) .04
Transplant 123 (4.0) 183 (1.5) 2.04 (1.54-2.69) <.001
Hospitalization during period with >50% Omicron prevalence among COVID-19 cases in the community, No. (%)e 2470 (80.7) 9906 (80.9) 0.39 (0.16-0.96) .04
Time between second mRNA vaccine dose and hospital admission, median (IQR), d 305 (27-394) 305 (27-394)
Time between second mRNA vaccine dose and booster, median (IQR), d 231 (199-259) 235 (205-260)
Received same brand of vaccine for primary series with or without a booster
mRNA-1273 (Moderna) 1297 (42.4) 5361 (43.8) 1 [Reference] <.001
BNT162b2 (Pfizer-BioNTech) 1625 (53.1) 6132 (50.1) 1.17 (1.08-1.27)
Received both the BNT162b2 (Pfizer-BioNTech) and mRNA-1273 (Moderna) vaccines 140 (4.6) 755 (6.2)
Received mRNA booster 1064 (34.7) 6036 (49.3) 0.41 (0.37-0.46) <.001
Prior COVID-19 112 (3.7) 777 (6.3) 0.44 (0.36-0.55) <.001

Abbreviation: OR, odds ratio.

a

Controlled for the following factors: age, sex, race, alcohol or drug dependence, cancer, cognitive disease, congestive heart failure, chronic kidney disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes, hypertension, immunodeficiency, obesity, rheumatologic disease, smoking status, transplant, hospitalization during period with greater than 50% Omicron prevalence among COVID-19 cases in the community, brand of COVID-19 mRNA vaccine, receipt of mRNA booster, and prior COVID-19.

b

Referent category for race included White race and Other race combined.

c

American Indian/Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander, or unknown race and ethnicity.

d

Calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared.

e

Based on US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention regional estimates (https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#variant-proportions).