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. 2020 Oct 13;148:e250. doi: 10.1017/S0950268820002496

Table 1.

Basic characteristics and SARS-CoV-2 PCR result of nightlife and non-nightlife groups before and after matchinga

Before matching After matching
Nightlife (n = 196) Non-nightlife (n = 1321) Standardised mean difference P valueb Nightlife (n = 196) Non-nightlife (n = 196) Standardised mean difference P valueb
Age, years 31 (25–38) 39 (29–51) 0.61 <0.001 31 (25–38) 32 (25–41) 0.0088 0.617
Sex 0.46 <0.001 0.012 1.0
Male 146 (74.5) 721 (54.6) 146 (74.5) 146 (74.5)
Female 50 (25.5) 600 (45.4) 50 (25.5) 50 (25.5)
Nationality 0.19 0.044 0.023 0.415
Japanese 186 (94.9) 1196 (90.5) 186 (94.9) 186 (94.9)
Non-Japanese 10 (5.1) 125 (9.5) 10 (5.1) 10 (5.1)
Comorbidity 22 (11.2) 228 (17.3) 0.19 0.039 22 (11.2) 20 (10.2) 0.032 1.0
Severity 0.058 0.368 0.051 0.368
Asymptomatic 0 (0.0) 21 (1.6) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Mild 188 (95.9) 1262 (95.5) 188 (95.9) 189 (96.4)
Severe 8 (4.1) 38 (2.9) 8 (4.1) 7 (3.6)
Day of illness 6 (5–8) 7 (4–11) 0.43 0.200 6 (5–8) 6 (5–8) 0.097 0.136
Exposure to confirmed cases 52 (26.5) 144 (10.9) 0.37 <0.001 52 (26.5) 43 (21.9) 0.046 0.436
Overseas travel 3 (1.5) 74 (5.6) 0.33 0.013 3 (1.5) 1 (0.5) 0.083 1.0
Healthcare work 6 (3.1) 124 (9.4) 0.37 0.002 6 (3.1) 3 (1.5) 0.030 1.0
SARS-CoV-2 PCR positive 125 (63.8) 207 (15.7) <0.001 125 (63.8) 45 (23.0) <0.001

PCR, polymerase chain reaction; SARS-CoV-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.

a

Median (interquartile range) for continuous variables, number (%) for categorical variables.

b

Mann–Whitney U test for continuous variables, Fisher's exact test or Kruskal−Wallis test for categorical variables.