Table 1

Characteristics of patients and healthy controls

Patients n=1100Healthy controls n=303
Demographics
 Age, years (median, IQR)54.2 (42.6–64)43 (33–55)
 Female, no (%)602 (54.7)226 (74.6)
Diseases no (%)
 Rheumatoid arthritis366 (33)‧‧
 Spondyloarthritis177 (16.2)‧‧
 Psoriatic arthritis184 (16.8)‧‧
 Ulcerative colitis156 (14.1)‧‧
 Crohn’s disease217 (19.9)‧‧
Medication no (%)
 Tumour necrosis factor inhibitor, monotherapy*461 (41.9)‧‧
 Tumour necrosis factor inhibitor combination therapy†254 (23.1)‧‧
 Methotrexate220 (20)‧‧
 Vedolizumab46 (4.2)‧‧
 Janus kinases inhibitor33 (3)‧‧
 Ustekinumab, secukinumab, tocilizumab60 (5.5)‧‧
 Abatacept15 (1.4)‧‧
 Other‡11 (1)‧‧
Vaccines no (%)
 BNT162b2 all doses596 (54.2)163 (53.8)
 mRNA-1273 all doses186 (16.9)70 (23.1)
 Combination of vaccines§318 (28.9)70 (23.1)
  • Patients received three doses, healthy controls received two doses.

  • *Tumour necrosis factor inhibitors: infliximab, etanercept, adalimumab, golimumab, certolizumab pegol.

  • †Combination therapy: Tumour necrosis factor inhibitor in combination with either methotrexate, sulfasalazine, leflunomide or azathioprine.

  • ‡Drugs with less than 10 patients included: sulfasalazine, leflunomide, azathioprine, risankizumab, prednisolone monotherapy.

  • §Combination of the following vaccines: ChAdOx1, BNT162b2, mRNA-1273.

  • IQR, Inter quartile range.