Table 4.

Risk of reporting PPE inadequacy or reuse among front-line health-care workers, according to race or ethnic origin (post-hoc analysis)

	Health-care workers reporting reuse of or inadequate PPE	Multivariate-adjusted odds ratio (95% CI)
Overall
Non-Hispanic white, front-line health-care worker	27·7%	1 (ref)
Black, Asian, and minority ethnic, front-line health-care worker	36·7%	1·49 (1·36–1·63)
According to racial or ethnic subgroup*
Non-Hispanic white'	27·7%	1 (ref)
Hispanic or Latinx	49·6%	2·64 (2·03–3·45)
Black	33·5%	1·30 (1·02–1·65)
Asian	35·6%	1·42 (1·24–1·63)
More than one race or other race	34·7%	1·33 (1·12–1·57)

Multivariate risk factor models were adjusted for 5-year age group, sex, and exposure to patients with COVID-19 (none, suspected, and documented). Black, Asian, and minority ethnic was defined among individuals who had race or ethnicity information and did not identify as non-Hispanic white. PPE=personal protective equipment.

^*Non-Hispanic white defined as UK White, US White, and no designation of other race or ethnic origin. Hispanic or Latinx designated as Hispanic and Latino. Black defined as UK Black, Black British, US Black, and African American. White defined as UK White and US White. Asian defined as UK Asian, Asian British, UK Chinese, Chinese British, US Asian, and US Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander. More than one or other defined as UK mixed race White and Black or Black British UK, mixed race other, UK Middle Eastern or Middle Eastern British, US American Indian or Alaska Native, other, and denoted more than one race.