Table 3

Social gradients of COVID-19-related hospitalisation, intensive care and death by education, income and country of birth; estimates are Relative Index of Inequality (RII) with 95% CIs based on Cox regression models*

Model 0Model 1Model 2Model 3Model 4
Hospitalisations
 Education4.29 (4.04 to 4.56)3.33 (3.12 to 3.54)1.47 (1.38 to 1.56)1.45 (1.36 to 1.54)1.59 (1.50 to 1.70)
 Income2.80 (2.65 to 2.96)1.73 (1.63 to 1.84)1.59 (1.49 to 1.70)1.52 (1.43 to 1.62)1.81 (1.69 to 1.93)
 Country of birth2.45 (2.30 to 2.61)1.83 (1.71 to 1.95)3.13 (2.92 to 3.35)3.19 (2.98 to 3.41)2.22 (2.05 to 2.39)
Intensive care admissions
 Education2.94 (2.55 to 3.40)2.72 (2.34 to 3.18)1.62 (1.39 to 1.89)1.58 (1.35 to 1.84)1.55 (1.33 to 1.81)
 Income1.58 (1.38 to 1.80)0.93 (0.80 to 1.09)1.64 (1.41 to 1.90)1.52 (1.31 to 1.77)1.69 (1.44 to 1.99)
 Country of birth2.99 (2.57 to 3.47)2.69 (2.31 to 3.14)2.18 (1.85 to 2.57)2.23 (1.89 to 2.63)2.04 (1.70 to 2.46)
Deaths
 Education12.09 (10.84 to 13.49)6.64 (5.92 to 7.44)1.09 (0.98 to 1.22)1.09 (0.98 to 1.22)1.13 (1.01 to 1.26)
 Income10.84 (9.76 to 12.05)8.14 (7.27 to 9.12)1.94 (1.72 to 2.19)1.90 (1.68 to 2.14)1.82 (1.61 to 2.07)
 Country of birth0.31 (0.27 to 0.35)0.15 (0.13 to 0.17)1.08 (0.93 to 1.25)1.09 (0.94 to 1.26)0.99 (0.85 to 1.16)
  • *Model 0: crude. Model 1: Model 0 adjusted for the other two socioeconomic variables. Model 2: Model 1 adjusted for sex and age. Model 3: Model 2 adjusted for sex, age and the Charlson Comorbidity Index. Model 4: Model 3 adjusted for family structure, type of house, civil status and region of residence.