Table 3.

Characteristics of patients who experienced cold-like symptoms categorized by whether they went to work within 7 days after symptom onset (n=82)

	Participants who experienced cold-like symptoms	Went to work within 7 days after symptom onset
	n	n	%	p-value
All	82	51	62.2%
Sex:
Men	45	26	57.8%	0.363^c
Women	37	25	67.6%	0.363^c
Age, years
Older adults	8	4	50.0%	0.454^c
Under 65 years	74	47	63.5%	0.454^c
Underlying diseases ^a:
Yes	25	12	48.0%	0.079^c
No	57	39	68.4%	0.079^c
Residential area:
Metropolitan area ^b	72	43	59.7%	0.215^c
Nonmetropolitan area ^b	10	8	80.0%	0.215^c
Living arrangement:
With others	66	39	59.1%	0.239^c
Alone	16	12	75.0%	0.239^c
Educational attainment:
University graduate level or above	46	30	65.2%	0.523^c
Below	36	21	58.3%	0.523^c
Household income:
≥ 5 million yen	50	30	60.0%	0.608^c
< 5 million yen	32	21	65.6%	0.608^c
Occupation
Company employee	45	33	73.3%	0.054^d
Self-employed	10	3	30.0%
Part-time job	23	13	56.5%
Government worker, Other	4	2	50.0%
Employment-related constraints that may obstruct self-isolation practices
Can work from home:
Yes	34	18	52.9%	0.146^c
No	48	33	68.8%	0.146^c
Will not be paid if leave is taken:
Yes	47	28	59.6%	0.571^c
No	35	23	65.7%	0.571^c
May be terminated if leave is taken:
Yes	21	13	61.9%	0.975^c
No	61	38	62.3%	0.975^c

^aUnderlying diseases included heart diseases, respiratory diseases, kidney diseases, diabetes, and hypertension

^bIncluded Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, and Chiba prefecture

p-value was calculated using ^c chi-square test or ^d Fisher’s exact test, as appropriate