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. 2024 Nov 2;24:3038. doi: 10.1186/s12889-024-20514-9

Table 1.

Demographic and health characteristics of study participants [n (%) or median (IQR)]

Total SARS-CoV-2 seropositivity status
Positive Negative
Participants 218 19 (9%) 199 (91%)
Male gender identity 216 (99%) 19 (100%) 197 (99%)
Assigned male at birth 218 (100%) 19 (100%) 199 (100%)
Age 40.0 (34.0, 45.8) 38.0 (35.0, 45.0) 40.0 (33.5, 46.0)
Swiss nationality 160 (73%) 15 (79%) 145 (73%)
Never smoker 124 (57%) 13 (68%) 111 (56%)
Additional household members 1.0 (0, 1.0) 0 (0, 1.0) 1.0 (0, 1.0)
Number of trips abroad February-October 2020 2.0 (0.8,3.0) 2.0 (1.0, 3.5) 2.0 (0, 3.0)
Ever vaccinated against flu* 97 (49%) 6 (35%) 91 (51%)
EuroQoL self-rated health 88.5 82.5 89.0
Obligatory schooling 1 (0.5%) 0 (0%) 1 (1%)
Vocational 34 (16%) 3 (16%) 31 (16%)
Matura 23 (11%) 3 (16%) 20 (10%)
Higher technical degree 61 (28%) 5 (26%) 56 (28%)
University 98 (45%) 8 (42%) 90 (45%)
Missing 1 0 1
Employment
Employed 167 (77%) 15 (79%) 152 (76%)
Self-employed 18 (8%) 1 (5%) 17 (9%)
Studying 15 (7%) 1 (5%) 14 (7%)
Unemployed 13 (6%) 1 (5%) 12 (6%)

*22 unsure or missing data on previous flu vaccination