Table 3

Clinical characteristics of primary care COVID-19 cases in CPRD Aurum, by high-risk definitions

All (n=2 257 907)Meeting NHS highest risk conditions (n=249 972)Meeting PANORAMIC criteria (n=6 91 593)Meeting UKHSA clinical risk (n=225 051)
Primary care cases meeting definition--11%31%10%
Smoking status
 Current smoker298 735 (13%)44 365 (17%)121 019 (18%)46 436 (21%)
 Former smoker285 722 (13%)67 637 (26%)168 343 (24%)63 124 (28%)
 Never smoked580 239 (26%)87 217 (34%)228 579 (33%)77 157 (34%)
 Unknown1 093 211 (48%)60 753 (23%)173 652 (25%)38 334 (17%)
Body mass index (kg/m2)
 Mean (SD)27.6 (7.1)29.1 (6.9)29.5 (6.7)29.5 (7.5)
 Underweight (< 18.5)45 194 (2%)3720 (1%)5305 (1%)5926 (3%)
 Not overweight (18.5–24.9)226 272 (10%)35 766 (14%)81 363 (12%)36 716 (16%)
 Overweight (25.0–29.9)204 360 (9%)45 261 (17%)113 863 (16%)43 758 (19%)
 Obese (≥30.0)219 253 (10%)53 814 (21%)138 035 (20%)62 494 (28%)
 Unknown1 562 828 (69%)121 411 (47%)353 027 (51%)76 157 (34%)
Charlson comorbidity index
 Mean (SD)0.2 (0.6)0.7 (1.3)0.5 (1.0)1.0 (1.3)
02 003 257 (89%)165 823 (64%)487 550 (71%)102 790 (46%)
1 or 2221 370 (10%)74 805 (29%)174 287 (25%)99 830 (44%)
3 or 424 554 (1%)12 659 (5%)21 574 (3%)15 961 (7%)
5+8726 (<1%)6685 (3%)8182 (1%)6470 (3%)
  • CPRD, Clinical Practice Research Datalink; NHS, National Health Service; PANORAMIC, Platform Adaptive trial of NOvel antiviRals for eArly treatMent of COVID-19 In the Community; UKHSA, UK Health Security Agency.