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Table 2 Comparison of COVID-19 infections, COVID-19-related deaths, and deaths among vaccinated and unvaccinated patients

From: Infection prevention measures for patients on hemodialysis during COVID-19 pandemic in Japan: a nationwide questionnaire follow-up survey in 2022

 

Total number of patients N = 164,095

COVID-19 vaccine

Risk ratio (95% CI)

P value

Vaccinated

N = 159,555

Unvaccinated

N = 4540

Number of COVID-19 infections, n (%)

16,628 (10.1)

14,758 (9.2)

1,870 (41.2)

0.22 (0.22–0.23)

 < 0.001

Number of COVID-19-related deaths, n (%)

820 (0.5)

519 (0.3)

301 (6.6)

0.05 (0.04–0.06)

 < 0.001

Deaths/Infections, %

4.9

3.5

16.1

0.22 (0.19–0.25)

 < 0.001

  1. Values in boldface type are significant (p < 0.05). Abbreviation: COVID-19, coronavirus disease, CI; confidence interval