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. 2020 Dec 22;231:157–161.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2020.12.030

Table I.

Selected patient demographics of patients referred for SARS-COV-2 testing

Characteristics Total Result status
Odds of positive test
Negative (n = 1037; 71.8%) Positive (n = 408; 28.2%) OR (95% CI) aOR (95% CI)
Age, years
 <1 119 (8.2%) 83 (8.0) 36 (8.8) Referent Referent
 1-4 383 (26.5) 311 (30.0) 72 (17.6) 0.5 (0.3-0.9) 0.5 (0.3-0.8)
 5-11 428 (29.6) 292 (28.2) 136 (33.3) 1.1 (0.7-1.7) 0.8 (0.5-1.3)
 12-17 344 (23.8) 224 (21.6) 120 (29.4) 1.2 (0.8-1.9) 1.0 (0.6-1.6)
 18-22 171 (11.8) 127 (12.3) 44 (10.8) 0.8 (0.5-1.3) 0.7 (0.4-1.2)
Sex
 Female 697 (48.2) 496 (47.8) 201 (49.3) Referent Referent
 Male 733 (50.7) 539 (52.0) 194 (47.6) 0.9 (0.7-1.1) 0.9 (0.7-1.2)
 Not documented 15 (1.0) 2 (0.2) 13 (3.2) -- --
Race/ethnicity
 Non-Hispanic White 243 (16.8) 225 (21.7) 18 (4.4) Referent Referent
 Non-Hispanic Black 409 (28.3) 305 (29.4) 104 (25.5) 4.3 (2.5-7.2) 4.1 (2.4-7.0)
 Hispanic 501 (34.7) 268 (25.8) 233 (57.1) 10.9 (6.5-18.1) 10.3 (6.2-17.3)
 Other 173 (12.0) 147 (14.2) 26 (6.4) 2.2 (1.2-4.2) 2.3 (1.2-4.4)
 Unknown/missing 119 (8.2) 92 (8.9) 27 (6.6) -- --
Distance from testing site-miles 7.3 (4.3-12.9) 7.0 (2.0-14.0) 10 (4.0-14.0) 0.9 (0.9-1.0) 0.9 (0.9-1.0)
Referral visit type
 Office 110 (7.6) 75 (7.2) 35 (8.6) Referent Referent
 Telemedicine 640 (44.3) 455 (43.9) 185 (45.3) 0.9 (0.6-1.3) --
 Phone 223 (15.4) 129 (12.4) 94 (23.0) 1.6 (0.9-2.5) --
 Missing 472 (32.7) 378 (36.5) 94 (23.0) -- --

Values are number (%) or median (IQR) unless otherwise noted.

Adjusted for age, race/ethnicity, sex, and distance from specimen collection site.