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. 2020 Dec 18;40(6):302–309. doi: 10.1016/j.eimc.2020.11.015

Table 1.

Demographics. General description of the participants in the study.

Variable Total no = 2590
Women 1915 (73.9%)
Age (mean ± SD)ayears 43.8 ± 11.1



Clinical conditions
 Tobacco use 545 (21%)
 Chronic lung disease 214 (8.3%)
 High blood pressure 180 (6.9%)
 Obesity 151 (5.8%)
 Other cardiovascular disease 68 (2.6%)
 Diabetes mellitus 54 (2.1%)
 Immunodeficiency 26 (1.0%)
 Cancer 9 (0.3%)
 Liver disease 7 (0.3%)
 Chronic kidney disease 8 (0.3%)
 Pregnancy 8 (0.3%)



Occupational SARS-CoV-2 exposure 1946 (75.1%)
Previous PCR test 727 (28.1%)



Professional category
 Technicians 192 (7.4%)
 Administrative and management 170 (6.6%)
 External workers 337 (13%)
 Patient carriers 168 (6.5%)
 Nurse 687 (26.5%)
 Physician 564 (21.8%)
 Nurse assistant 472 (18.2%)



Work area
 Critical care unit 226 (8.7%)
 External workers 204 (7.9%)
 Hospitalized COVID area 887 (34.2%)
 Hospitalized non COVID area 373 (14.4%)
 Management 226 (8.7%)
 Non-hospitalized non COVID area 122 (4.7%)
 Central units 298 (11.5%)
 Emergency room 253 (9.8%)
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SD: standard deviation.