Table 1.

Baseline characteristics by COVID-19 vaccination status and death due to COVID-19

CharacteristicCOVID-19 vaccination statusDeath due to COVID-19
No vaccination (n = 427)Vaccinated (n = 372)No COVID-19 death (n = 767) COVID-19 death (n = 32) 
Age, y     
Mean (SD) 59.6 (9.95) 60.1 (8.89) 59.8 (9.48) 59.3 (9.32) 
Median (range) 60.0 (26-84) 61.0 (32-82) 61.0 (26-84) 60.5 (37-78) 
Age group, n (%)     
≥65 y 134 (31.4) 117 (31.5) 243 (31.7) 8 (25.0) 
≥75 y 24 (5.6) 12 (3.2) 34 (4.4) 2 (6.3) 
Geographical region, n (%)     
Africa  15 (3.5) 5 (1.3) 18 (2.3) 2 (6.3) 
East Asia§  15 (3.5) 10 (2.7) 24 (3.1) 1 (3.1) 
Eastern Europe  208 (48.7) 132 (35.5) 321 (41.9) 19 (59.4) 
Middle East  5 (1.2) 1 (0.3) 6 (0.8) 
North America#  76 (17.8) 59 (15.9) 132 (17.2) 3 (9.4) 
Oceania∗∗  23 (5.4) 35 (9.4) 58 (7.6) 
South America††  25 (5.9) 28 (7.5) 48 (6.3) 5 (15.6) 
Western Europe‡‡  60 (14.1) 102 (27.4) 160 (20.9) 2 (6.3) 
BMI >30 kg/m2, n (%) 96 (22.5) 83 (22.3) 167 (21.8) 12 (37.5) 
ECOG PS ≤1, n (%) 379 (88.8) 355 (95.4) 706 (92.0) 28 (87.5) 
Bulky disease, n (%)     
≥5 cm 170 (39.8) 140 (37.6) 291 (37.9) 19 (59.4) 
≥10 cm 37 (8.7) 19 (5.1) 51 (6.6) 5 (15.6) 
Unmutated IGHV, n (%) 261 (61.1) 197 (53.0) 438 (57.1) 20 (62.5) 
CIRS-G total score category, n (%)     
91 (21.3) 64 (17.2) 147 (19.2) 8 (25.0) 
1-6 334 (78.2) 306 (82.3) 616 (80.3) 24 (75.0) 
>6 2 (0.5) 2 (0.5) 4 (0.5) 
B symptoms, n (%)     
Weight loss 44 (10.3) 30 (8.1) 69 (9.0) 5 (15.6) 
Fever 6 (1.4) 5 (1.3) 11 (1.4) 
Night sweats 209 (48.9) 124 (33.3) 312 (40.7) 21 (65.6) 
All of the above 1 (0.2) 2 (0.5) 3 (0.4) 
Any of the above 219 (51.3) 136 (36.6) 334 (43.5) 21 (65.6) 
CharacteristicCOVID-19 vaccination statusDeath due to COVID-19
No vaccination (n = 427)Vaccinated (n = 372)No COVID-19 death (n = 767) COVID-19 death (n = 32) 
Age, y     
Mean (SD) 59.6 (9.95) 60.1 (8.89) 59.8 (9.48) 59.3 (9.32) 
Median (range) 60.0 (26-84) 61.0 (32-82) 61.0 (26-84) 60.5 (37-78) 
Age group, n (%)     
≥65 y 134 (31.4) 117 (31.5) 243 (31.7) 8 (25.0) 
≥75 y 24 (5.6) 12 (3.2) 34 (4.4) 2 (6.3) 
Geographical region, n (%)     
Africa  15 (3.5) 5 (1.3) 18 (2.3) 2 (6.3) 
East Asia§  15 (3.5) 10 (2.7) 24 (3.1) 1 (3.1) 
Eastern Europe  208 (48.7) 132 (35.5) 321 (41.9) 19 (59.4) 
Middle East  5 (1.2) 1 (0.3) 6 (0.8) 
North America#  76 (17.8) 59 (15.9) 132 (17.2) 3 (9.4) 
Oceania∗∗  23 (5.4) 35 (9.4) 58 (7.6) 
South America††  25 (5.9) 28 (7.5) 48 (6.3) 5 (15.6) 
Western Europe‡‡  60 (14.1) 102 (27.4) 160 (20.9) 2 (6.3) 
BMI >30 kg/m2, n (%) 96 (22.5) 83 (22.3) 167 (21.8) 12 (37.5) 
ECOG PS ≤1, n (%) 379 (88.8) 355 (95.4) 706 (92.0) 28 (87.5) 
Bulky disease, n (%)     
≥5 cm 170 (39.8) 140 (37.6) 291 (37.9) 19 (59.4) 
≥10 cm 37 (8.7) 19 (5.1) 51 (6.6) 5 (15.6) 
Unmutated IGHV, n (%) 261 (61.1) 197 (53.0) 438 (57.1) 20 (62.5) 
CIRS-G total score category, n (%)     
91 (21.3) 64 (17.2) 147 (19.2) 8 (25.0) 
1-6 334 (78.2) 306 (82.3) 616 (80.3) 24 (75.0) 
>6 2 (0.5) 2 (0.5) 4 (0.5) 
B symptoms, n (%)     
Weight loss 44 (10.3) 30 (8.1) 69 (9.0) 5 (15.6) 
Fever 6 (1.4) 5 (1.3) 11 (1.4) 
Night sweats 209 (48.9) 124 (33.3) 312 (40.7) 21 (65.6) 
All of the above 1 (0.2) 2 (0.5) 3 (0.4) 
Any of the above 219 (51.3) 136 (36.6) 334 (43.5) 21 (65.6) 

BMI, body mass index; CIRS-G, cumulative illness rating scale–geriatric; ECOG PS, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status; IGHV, immunoglobulin heavy-chain variable region genes; SD, standard deviation.

Among patients with no COVID-19 death, 364 (47.5%) had received a COVID-19 vaccination.

Among patients with COVID-19 death, 8 (25.0%) had received a COVID-19 vaccination.

Includes South Africa.

§

Includes China, Taiwan, and South Korea.

Includes Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, and Turkey.

Includes Saudi Arabia.

#

Includes Canada and the United States.

∗∗

Includes Australia.

††

Includes Argentina and Brazil.

‡‡

Includes Austria, Denmark, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, The Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.

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