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. 2020 Nov 3;73(9):e2875–e2882. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1693

Table 1.

Characteristics of the Study Population

Total (N = 382) SARS-CoV-2–Infected (n = 293) SARS-CoV-2–Uninfected (n = 89) P Value
Characteristic n (or median) % (or IQR) n (or median) % (or IQR) n (or median) % (or IQR)
Age, y 9.7 (4.8–15.9) 10.4 (4.8–16.4) 8.7 (5.0–14.4) .37
Sex .80
 Female 204 53% 158 54% 46 52%
 Male 178 47% 135 46% 43 48%
Race <.0001
 Black or African-American 26 7% 17 6% 9 10%
 Latino or Hispanic-American 307 81% 256 88% 51 57%
 Non-Hispanic White 45 12% 17 6% 28 31%
 Other 2 <1% 1 <1% 1 1%
Number of household members 5 (4–6) 5 (4–6) 5 (4–6) .97
Close contacts with SARS-CoV-2
 Parent 217 57% 159 54% 134 46% .09
 Sibling 171 45% 145 49% 26 29% .001
 Other 103 27% 77 26% 26 29% .68
Comorbidities
 Provider-diagnosed asthma 34 9% 19 6% 15 17% .005
 Obesity (body mass index ≥95th percentile for age) 108 28% 88 30% 20 22% .18

Abbreviations: IQR, interquartile range; SARS-CoV-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.