Table 3. Outcome of the GEE model^a evaluating the factors on the dynamics of Ct values.

Factors	Coefficient	95% CI	p-value
Inpatients (versus community)	7.07	2.60, 11.50	0.002
Days post episode onset stratified by participant type
Community	2.06	1.68, 2.45	<0.001
Inpatients	0.58	0.32, 0.83	<0.001

^aGeneralized Estimating Equation model which included participant type (community cohort or inpatient), days post episode onset, age, gender, comorbidities (comparing those who reported any comorbidities with those who didn’t report any comorbidities, with the comorbidities included being diabetes, asthma, COPD, heart disease, cancer and other significant conditions), as well as the interaction term between participant type and days post episode onset.