Table 1.
Distribution of SARS-related factors in cases and controls
| Variables | Cases (%) | Controls (%) | P value |
| Wearing a mask | 0.003 | ||
| Always | 38 (57.6) | 54 (84.4) | |
| Occasionally | 12(18.2) | 6(9.4) | |
| Never | 16(24.2) | 4(6.2) | |
| Wearing a gown | <0.001 | ||
| Always | 21(31.8) | 50(78.1) | |
| Occasionally | 2(3.0) | 2(3.1) | |
| Never | 43(65.2) | 12(18.8) | |
| Wearing goggles | <0.001 | ||
| Always | 18(27.3) | 52(81.3) | |
| Occasionally | 7(10.6) | 5(7.8) | |
| Never | 41(62.1) | 7(10.9) | |
| Smoking | 0.434 | ||
| Yes | 7(11.1) | 10(15.9) | |
| No | 56(88.9) | 53(84.1) | |
| Alcohol-drinking | 0.914 | ||
| Never | 35(53.8) | 33(53.2) | |
| Occasionally | 26(40.0) | 24(38.7) | |
| Often | 4(6.2) | 5(8.1) | |
| Meat intake | 0.616 | ||
| Every day | 34(51.5) | 34(53.1) | |
| Often | 29(43.9) | 29(45.3) | |
| Rarely | 3(4.6) | 1(1.6) | |
| Physical exercise | 0.213 | ||
| Rarely | 18(28.1) | 20(31.7) | |
| 1~2 times/week | 27(42.2) | 34(54.0) | |
| >3 times/week | 10(15.6) | 5(7.9) | |
| Every day | 9(14.1) | 4(6.4) |