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. 2020 Oct 23:dyaa173. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyaa173

Table 5.

Multivariable logistic regression analysis of factors associated with health care workers’ infection status

β SE P-value Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI)
Age
18-24 Ref
25-29 1.3674 0.7198 0.0575 3.93 (0.96-16.09)
30-39 1.4551 0.7116 0.0409 4.28 (1.06-17.28)
40-49 1.0429 0.7718 0.1766 2.84 (0.63-12.88)
≥50 1.4404 0.8223 0.0798 4.22 (0.84-21.16)
Gender
Male Ref
Female 0.0344 0.3990 0.9313 1.04 (0.47-2.26)
Occupation
Physician Ref
Nurse 0.1988 0.6199 0.0005 4.67 (1.95-11.18)
Non-clinical care 1.5414 0.4453 0.7484 1.22 (0.36-4.11)
Immunological disorder, yes 1.2736 0.8994 0.1568 3.57 (0.61-20.83)
Contact with a suspected case, yes −0.2305 0.4054 0.5696 0.79 (0.36-1.76)
Contact with a confirmed case, yes 0.3130 0.4598 0.4961 1.37 (0.56-3.37)
Face-to-face interaction within 2 m with a confirmed case, yes 0.0773 0.4146 0.8520 1.08 (0.48-2.44)
Place of work at hospital
Delivery room 0.3123 0.6141 0.6111 1.37 (0.41-4.55)
Radiology unit 0.6251 0.8205 0.4461 1.87 (0.37-9.33)
Operation room 1.1763 0.4590 0.0104 3.24 (1.32-7.97)
Symptoms
Fever <38°C, yes 0.9320 0.4284 0.0269 2.54 (1.10-5.88)
Fever ≥38°C, yes 1.3933 0.6042 0.0211 4.03 (1.23-13.16)
Dry cough, yes 0.7798 0.3715 0.0358 2.18 (1.05-4.52)
Loss of appetite, yes 0.0016 0.8585 0.9985 1.00 (0.19-5.39)
Change/loss of taste, yes 1.1100 1.1599 0.3386 3.03 (0.31-29.47)
Change/loss of smell, yes 3.2674 1.2913 0.0114 26.24 (2.09-329.73)
Constant −5.1850 0.8231 <0.0001 0.01

SE, standard error.