Table 1 Characteristics of the UK Biobank cohort, stratified by outcomes of COVID-19 diagnosis or severe COVID-19 outcome
|  | COVID-19 Diagnosis (N = 30,901) | Rest of Cohort (N = 441,281) | Severe COVID-19 Outcome (N = 3182) | Rest of Cohort (N = 469,000) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ethnicity | White | 28,295 (92%) | 415,428 (95%) | 2846 (90%) | 440,887 (95%) |
South Asian | 910 (3%) | 6749 (2%) | 95 (3%) | 7564 (2%) | |
Black | 724 (2%) | 7020 (2%) | 116 (4%) | 7628 (2%) | |
Other (Including Mixed and Chinese) | 818 (3%) | 9685 (2%) | 97 (3%) | 10,406 (2%) | |
Sex | Female | 16,260 (53%) | 244,708 (55%) | 1327 (42%) | 259,641 (55%) |
Male | 14,641 (47%) | 196,572 (45%) | 1855 (58%) | 209,358 (45%) | |
Age (years) | 65 (9) | 68 (8) | 71 (8) | 68 (8) | |
Body Mass Index (Kg/m2) | 28.11 (5.02) | 27.33 (4.74) | 29.79 (5.75) | 27.37 (4.75) | |
Townsend Deprivation Indexa | -0.89 (3.20) | -1.36 (3.06) | -0.01 (3.48) | -1.34 (3.07) | |
Smoking Status | Current | 3365 (11%) | 43,727 (10%) | 494 (16%) | 46,598 (10%) |
Previous | 10,804 (35%) | 149,665 (34%) | 1321 (42%) | 159,148 (34%) | |
Never | 16,556 (54%) | 245,402 (56%) | 1331 (42%) | 260,627 (56%) | |
Qualifications | Degree | 8276 (27%) | 145,645 (34%) | 618 (20%) | 153,303 (33%) |
School-leaver | 12,651 (42%) | 165,387 (38%) | 995 (32%) | 177,043 (38%) | |
Professional Qualification | 3770 (12%) | 50,744 (12%) | 451 (15%) | 54,063 (12%) | |
None of the above | 5539 (18%) | 70,947 (16%) | 1019 (33%) | 75,467 (16%) | |
Pre-tax Household Income (British £) |  < 18,000 | 5809 (22%) | 81,645 (22%) | 1047 (42%) | 86,407 (22%) |
18,000 – 39,999 | 6361 (24%) | 94,965 (25%) | 613 (25%) | 100,713 (25%) | |
31,000 – 51,999 | 7391 (28%) | 98,788 (26%) | 481 (19%) | 105,698 (27%) | |
52,000 – 100,000 | 5571 (21%) | 78,080 (21%) | 275 (11%) | 83,376 (21%) | |
 > 100,000 | 1372 (5%) | 20,874 (6%) | 57 (2%) | 22,189 (6%) | |
Coronary Heart Disease Diagnosis | 2076 (7%) | 25,500 (6%) | 519 (16%) | 27,057 (6%) | |
Hypertension Diagnosis | 11,549 (37%) | 158,911 (36%) | 2153 (68%) | 168,307 (36%) | |
Type II Diabetes Mellitus Diagnosis | 3013 (10%) | 29,263 (7%) | 891 (28%) | 313,385 (7%) | |
Obesity | 9502 (31%) | 109,782 (25%) | 1456 (46%) | 117,828 (25%) | |
Chronic Kidney Disease Diagnosis | 1650 (5%) | 15,684 (4%) | 611 (19%) | 16,723 (4%) | |
Depression Diagnosis | 3456 (11%) | 38,719 (9%) | 668 (21%) | 41,507 (9%) | |
Anxiety Diagnosis | 1944 (6%) | 21,137 (5%) | 447 (14%) | 22,634 (5%) | |