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. 2020 Aug 5;30(8):362–370. doi: 10.2188/jea.JE20200150

Table 1. Demographic characteristics of the participants by health states during the study period for the three prefectures combined, as of March 30, 2020.

Total, n = 206,218

  No symptom
(n = 199,891, 96.93%)
(a) Fever ≥37.5°C
(n = 2,821, 1.37%)
(b) Strong feeling
of weariness or
shortness of breath
(n = 4,916, 2.38%)
Both (a) and (b)
(n = 1,410, 0.68%)
Either (a) or (b)
(n = 6,327, 3.07%)
Age, years          
 Mean (SD) 44.36 (13.18) 37.67 (14.49) 38.17 (12.62) 37.44 (13.96) 38.11 (13.19)
 Range (Min–Max) 13–101 13–93 13–93 13–93 13–93
 13–19 6,956 (3.48, 94.96) 220 (7.80, 3.00) 239 (4.86, 3.26) 90 (6.38, 1.23) 369 (5.83, 5.04)
 20–29 19,092 (9.55, 93.48) 642 (22.76, 3.14) 1,032 (20.99, 5.05) 343 (24.33, 1.68) 1,331 (21.04, 6.52)
 30–39 42,844 (21.43, 95.78) 821 (29.10, 1.84) 1,485 (30.21, 3.32) 416 (29.50, 0.93) 1,890 (29.87, 4.22)
 40–49 61,119 (30.58, 97.49) 605 (21.45, 0.97) 1,279 (26.02, 2.04) 311 (22.06, 0.50) 1,573 (24.86, 2.51)
 50–59 45,246 (22.64, 98.29) 298 (10.56, 0.65) 632 (12.86, 1.37) 145 (10.28, 0.32) 785 (12.41, 1.71)
 60–69 18,355 (9.18, 98.80) 120 (4.25, 0.65) 152 (3.09, 0.82) 50 (3.55, 0.27) 222 (3.51, 1.20)
 70–79 5,654 (2.83, 97.85) 96 (3.40, 1.66) 77 (1.57, 1.33) 49 (3.48, 0.85) 124 (1.96, 2.15)
 80–89 604 (0.30, 95.12) NA NA NA NA
 ≥90 21 (0.01, 91.30) NA NA NA NA
Sex          
 Female 137,286 (68.68, 97.18) 1,648 (58.42, 1.17) 3,117 (63.41, 2.21) 788 (55.89, 0.56) 3,977 (62.86, 2.82)
 Male 62,297 (31.17, 96.41) NA 1,776 (36.13, 2.75) NA 2,323 (36.72, 3.59)
 Other 308 (0.15, 91.94) NA 23 (0.47, 6.87) NA 27 (0.43, 8.06)
Pregnant 2,644 (1.32, 96.81) 27 (0.96, 0.99) 78 (1.59, 2.86) 18 (1.28, 0.66) 87 (1.38, 3.19)
Occupation          
 Self-employed 15,329 (7.67, 97.16) 205 (7.27, 1.30) 355 (7.22, 2.25) 112 (7.94, 0.71) 448 (7.08, 2.84)
 Employees 76,616 (38.33, 96.55) 1,213 (43.00, 1.53) 2,132 (43.37, 2.69) 610 (43.26, 0.77) 2,735 (43.23, 3.45)
 Public officials 10,227 (5.12, 96.92) 157 (5.57, 1.49) 259 (5.27, 2.45) 91 (6.45, 0.86) 325 (5.14, 3.08)
 Student 10,633 (5.32, 95.00) 309 (10.95, 2.76) 381 (7.75, 3.40) 130 (9.22, 1.16) 560 (8.85, 5.00)
 Part-time workers 39,235 (19.63, 97.85) 345 (12.23, 0.86) 680 (13.83, 1.70) 163 (11.56, 0.41) 862 (13.62, 2.15)
 Unemployed 33,286 (16.65, 97.37) 374 (13.26, 1.09) 704 (14.32, 2.06) 179 (12.70, 0.52) 899 (14.21, 2.63)
 Others 14,565 (7.29, 96.69) 218 (7.73, 1.45) 405 (8.24, 2.69) 125 (8.87, 0.83) 498 (7.87, 3.31)
Taking antifebrile medications (Loxonin, Caronal, etc)
 Current 4,852 (2.43, 77.53) 847 (30.02, 13.53) 1,033 (21.01, 16.51) 474 (33.62, 7.57) 1,406 (22.22, 22.47)
 Past one month 11,213 (5.61, 92.74) 323 (11.45, 2.67) 743 (15.11, 6.15) 188 (13.33, 1.55) 878 (13.88, 7.26)
Diseases currently undergoing treatment (multiple answers)
 Malignant tumor with anticancer drugs 1,100 (0.55, 95.16) 33 (1.17, 2.85) 43 (0.87, 3.72) 20 (1.42, 1.73) 56 (0.89, 4.84)
 Malignant tumor without anticancer drugs 2,197 (1.10, 97.26) 26 (0.92, 1.15) 49 (1.00, 2.17) 13 (0.92, 0.58) 62 (0.98, 2.74)
 Cardiovascular diseases 4,112 (2.06, 95.92) 67 (2.38, 1.56) 150 (3.05, 3.50) 42 (2.98, 0.98) 175 (2.77, 4.08)
 Kidney diseases 1,553 (0.78, 94.29) 37 (1.31, 2.25) 85 (1.73, 5.16) 28 (1.99, 1.70) 94 (1.49, 5.71)
 Diabetes mellitus 7,152 (3.58, 96.25) 141 (5.00, 1.90) 222 (4.52, 2.99) 84 (5.96, 1.13) 279 (4.41, 3.75)
 In dialysis treatment 202 (0.10, 95.28) 6 (0.21, 2.83) 10 (0.20, 4.72) 6 (0.43, 2.83) 10 (0.16, 4.72)
 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 580 (0.29, 92.06) 18 (0.64, 2.86) 46 (0.94, 7.30) 14 (0.99, 2.22) 50 (0.79, 7.94)
 Treatment with immunosuppressant 2,191 (1.10, 95.26) 52 (1.84, 2.26) 85 (1.73, 3.70) 28 (1.99, 1.22) 109 (1.72, 4.74)
Preventive measures (multiple answers)
 Washing hands in running water 115,017 (57.54, 96.88) 1,601 (56.75, 1.35) 2,882 (58.62, 2.43) 779 (55.25, 0.66) 3,704 (58.54, 3.12)
 Washing hands with soap and water 179,379 (89.74, 97.11) 2,344 (83.09, 1.27) 4,146 (84.34, 2.24) 1,153 (81.77, 0.62) 5,337 (84.35, 2.89)
 Hand disinfection with alcohol 132,812 (66.44, 97.20) 1,656 (58.70, 1.21) 2,969 (60.39, 2.17) 793 (56.24, 0.58) 3,832 (60.57, 2.80)
 Etiquette (masks, handkerchiefs, etc)
​ in case of coughing or sneezing
180,638 (90.37, 97.06) 2,378 (84.30, 1.28) 4,265 (86.76, 2.29) 1,169 (82.91, 0.63) 5,474 (86.52, 2.94)
 Take time off from school or work when
​ you have a fever or other symptoms
87,909 (43.98, 96.84) 1,480 (52.46, 1.63) 2,106 (42.84, 2.32) 715 (50.71, 0.79) 2,871 (45.38, 3.16)
 Gargling with water 114,613 (57.34, 97.25) 1,406 (49.84, 1.19) 2,489 (50.63, 2.11) 651 (46.17, 0.55) 3,244 (51.27, 2.75)
 Gargling with Isozine 28,792 (14.40, 96.97) 364 (12.90, 1.23) 709 (14.42, 2.39) 174 (12.34, 0.59) 899 (14.21, 3.03)
 Regular ventilation 99,838 (49.95, 97.48) 1,102 (39.06, 1.08) 2,033 (41.35, 1.98) 549 (38.94, 0.54) 2,586 (40.87, 2.52)
 Maintaining humidity 61,086 (30.56, 97.60) 647 (22.94, 1.03) 1,164 (23.68, 1.86) 310 (21.99, 0.50) 1,501 (23.72, 2.40)
 A well-balanced diet 99,222 (49.64, 97.98) 873 (30.95, 0.86) 1,569 (31.92, 1.55) 396 (28.09, 0.39) 2,046 (32.34, 2.02)
 Regular exercise 52,757 (26.39, 98.26) 420 (14.89, 0.78) 704 (14.32, 1.31) 188 (13.33, 0.35) 936 (14.79, 1.74)
 Getting plenty of rest 101,439 (50.75, 97.81) 994 (35.24, 0.96) 1,750 (35.60, 1.69) 471 (33.40, 0.45) 2,273 (35.93, 2.19)
 Telework 14,572 (7.29, 96.98) 169 (5.99, 1.12) 382 (7.77, 2.54) 97 (6.88, 0.65) 454 (7.18, 3.02)
 Staggered commuting 19,046 (9.53, 96.85) 244 (8.65, 1.24) 496 (10.09, 2.52) 121 (8.58, 0.62) 619 (9.78, 3.15)
 Avoidance of crowds other than staggered
​ commuting
49,466 (24.75, 97.76) 431 (15.28, 0.85) 893 (18.17, 1.76) 193 (13.69, 0.38) 1,131 (17.88, 2.24)
 Staying up-to-date on COVID-19 119,088 (59.58, 97.46) 1,216 (43.11, 1.00) 2,451 (49.86, 2.01) 566 (40.14, 0.46) 3,101 (49.01, 2.54)
 Other preventive measures 3,000 (1.50, 97.09) 22 (0.78, 0.71) 83 (1.69, 2.69) 15 (1.06, 0.49) 90 (1.42, 2.91)
 No preventive measures 716 (0.36, 90.40) 42 (1.49, 5.30) 64 (1.30, 8.08) 30 (2.13, 3.79) 76 (1.20, 9.60)

SD, standard deviation.

*For the purpose of anonymization, all cells with less than five people are indicated as NA. In addition, when the number of persons of cells less than five can be uniquely calculated by a combination of numbers (n, %) of a plurality of cells, all the cells of the combination are set to NA (cells with fewer samples are labeled NA preferentially).