Table 3:

Outcome associations during wave 3, stratified by variant of concern and vaccination status*

VariableAll-cause hospitalization, aOR (95% CI)Death, aOR (95% CI)
AlbertaOntarioPooledAlbertaOntarioPooled
Variant of concern
 Wild-typeReference
 Alpha variant1.86 (1.73–2.00)1.48 (1.41–1.56)1.59 (1.53–1.66)1.64 (1.32–2.04)1.19 (1.05–1.35)1.29 (1.16–1.44)
 Delta variant2.7 (1.91–3.81)1.76 (1.52–2.04)1.88 (1.64–2.15)4.97 (2.37–10.43)1.67 (1.17–2.38)2.05 (1.49–2.82)
Vaccination status
 UnvaccinatedReference
 Partially vaccinated0.44 (0.38–0.51)0.42 (0.39–0.44)0.42 (0.40–0.45)0.61 (0.46–0.81)0.40 (0.35–0.46)0.43 (0.38–0.49)
 Fully vaccinated0.55 (0.36–0.83)0.18 (0.15–0.22)0.22 (0.18–0.26)0.98 (0.55–1.77)0.33 (0.25–0.45)0.41 (0.32–0.53)
  • Note: aOR = adjusted odds ratio, CI = confidence interval.

  • * Adjusted for age, sex and Charlson Comorbidity Index score.