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. 2020 Aug 5;4(1):336–344. doi: 10.1089/heq.2020.0031

Table 4.

Multivariable Associations of COVID-19-Related Behaviors by Chronic Disease Conditionsa

  Cardiometabolic disease
Overweight
Respiratory
Allergies
Immune
Mental health
OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI
Worn a face mask 1.19 0.85–1.66 0.89 0.64–1.24 1.21 0.84–1.74 1.53 1.12–2.10 1.98 1.19–3.28 1.08 0.69–1.69
Avoided some or all restaurants 0.95 0.70–1.30 1.08 0.81–1.45 1.09 0.78–1.51 1.18 0.88–1.57 1.59 0.98–2.57 1.46 0.96–2.20
Worked from home 0.77 0.52–1.13 1.22 0.92–1.63 1.67 1.17–2.38 1.45 1.08–1.95 1.10 0.66–1.81 1.56 1.04–2.34
Canceled or postponed pleasure, social, or recreational activities 0.73 0.53–1.00 1.27 0.93–1.72 1.10 0.79–1.52 1.53 1.14–2.06 0.86 0.57–1.31 1.06 0.70–1.60
Avoided public or crowded places 0.91 0.65–1.28 1.37 0.99–1.89 1.10 0.76–1.59 2.06 1.50–2.83 1.06 0.66–1.70 1.37 0.85–2.21
Avoided contact with high-risk people 1.02 0.75–1.38 1.08 0.83–1.42 1.31 0.95–1.79 1.46 1.12–1.92 1.40 0.95–2.07 1.94 1.33–2.85
Washed or sanitized hands 0.68 0.39–1.17 2.28 1.24–4.19 1.37 0.75–2.50 1.89 1.07–3.34 1.28 0.57–2.85 1.75 0.77–3.97
Keep six feet distance from those outside my household 0.56 0.36–0.86 1.14 0.76–1.71 1.09 0.69–1.75 1.75 1.16–2.64 0.94 0.53–1.68 1.23 0.70–2.16
Stayed home because I felt unwell 1.63 1.05–2.53 1.63 1.06–2.50 2.87 1.86–4.42 1.55 1.00–2.39 1.41 0.87–2.29 1.90 1.14–3.17
Wiped packages entering my home 0.97 0.72–1.31 1.03 0.79–1.35 1.14 0.85–1.55 1.30 1.00–1.69 1.18 0.81–1.73 1.08 0.74–1.56
a

Models adjusted for age, gender, educational status, race (White, non-Hispanic/non-White)

OR, odds ratio.