Table 1.
Summary of the Characteristics of Study Patients and the Estimated Association Between the Individual Features and RT-PCR Testing Outcomes
| Throat Swabs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scenario 1 | Positive (N = 9) |
Negative (N = 200) |
Crude OR | Adjusted ORa | |
| Sex | Male | 3 | 88 | 0.64 (0.15–2.71) | 0.99 (0.27–3.62) |
| Age, y | Median (IQR) | 32 (28–36) | 45 (32–57) | 0.97 (0.93–1.00) | 0.95 (0.92–0.99) |
| Sampling delay, d | Median (IQR) | 2 (2–2) | 6 (3–7) | 0.41 (0.21–0.81) | 0.36 (0.18–0.72) |
| Symptoms | Dry cough | 4 | 72 | 1.42 (0.36–5.65) | 1.38 (0.44–4.32) |
| Expectoration | 2 | 27 | 1.83 (0.35–9.67) | 3.03 (0.61–15.14) | |
| Cough | 5 | 89 | 1.56 (0.39–6.19) | 1.56 (0.52–4.70) | |
| Diarrhea | 1 | 9 | 2.65 (0.28–24.89) | 7.01 (0.52–95.40) | |
Note. RT-PCR, reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction; OR, odds ratio; IQR, interquartile range.
a
The OR is adjusted by the age, sex, sampling delay, disease severity and the backgrounds of the healthcare staff who delivered the treatment.