Table 3 Demographic and health characteristics of adults with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection (SDE database)

N in the analysis dataset

8408930

45820

Age at covid-19 (median [IQR])

41.79 [29.95, 54.99]

40.79 [27.99, 57.81]

 < 0.001

Female (%)

54.0

42.2

 < 0.001

Ethnicity (%)

 < 0.001

 White

82.8

87.7

 Asian

9.2

6.5

 Black

3.7

3.1

 Mixed

1.9

1.6

 Other

2.4

1.0

IMD decile (mean (SD))

5.36 (2.85)

4.59 (2.74)

 < 0.001

Percent vaccinated at least once

50.8

43.3

 < 0.001

Vaccine, if any: (%)

 < 0.001

 AstraZeneca

41.4

58.7

 Moderna

6.6

2.9

 Pfizer

51.9

38.4

Percent affected by multimorbidity*

13.1

32.4

 < 0.001

Count of Long-Term Conditions (mean (SD))**

1.32 (3.18)

2.60 (4.20)

 < 0.001

Percent affected by polypharmacy***

20.9

55.6

 < 0.001

Count of prescription medications (mean (SD))

2.70 (3.84)

6.28 (5.07)

 < 0.001