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. 2021 Feb 8;23(2):e23400. doi: 10.2196/23400

Table 3.

Results of the logistic regression analysis of factors that were associated with participants’ self-assessed probability of contracting COVID-19.

Categories B (SE) OR (95% CI) P valuea
Demographic characteristics

Gender


Female .30 (.02) 1.35 (1.28-1.41)a <.001


Male 0b 1.0 (referent) N/Ac

Number of COVID-19 cases in a participant’s state of current residence


0-1000 −.23 (.09) 0.79 (0.67-0.95) .01


1001-5000 −.16 (.06) 0.85 (0.76-0.95) .005


5001-10,000 −.24 (.06) 0.78 (0.70-0.88) <.001


10,001-20,000 −.25 (.06) 0.78 (0.70-0.87) <.001


20,001-40,000 −.25 (.06) 0.78 (0.70-0.87) <.001


≥40,001 0b 1.0 (referent) N/A

Age (years)


0-20 .28 (.04) 1.32 (1.22-1.43) <.001


20-40 .52 (.04) 1.68 (1.56-1.81) <.001


40-60 .44 (.04) 1.55 (1.44-1.66) <.001


>60 0b 1.0 (referent) N/A

BMId


Underweight (BMI<18.5 kg/m2) −.03 (.08) 0.97 (0.83-1.13) .67


Normal weight (BMI=18.5-24.9 kg/m2) −.07 (.03) 0.94 (0.88-0.99) .02


Preobesity (BMI=25-29.9 kg/m2) −.04 (.03) 0.96 (0.91-1.01) .13


Obesity (BMI≥30 kg/m2) 0b 1.0 (referent) N/A

Smoking status


never .07 (.04) 1.08 (1.00-1.16) .053


Quit .08 (.04) 1.08 (1.00-1.18) .05


Vape .08 (.05) 1.09 (0.98-1.20) .11


Yes 0b 1.0 (referent) N/A

Alcohol consumption status


Never −.14 (.03) 0.87 (0.82-0.92) <.001


None in last 14 days −.12 (.03) 0.89 (0.84-0.94) <.001


Some in last 14 days 0b 1.0 (referent) N/A

Nonprescription/recreational drugs use status


Never −.26 (.03) 0.77 (0.72-0.82 <.001


None in last 28 days −.11 (.03) 0.90 (0.84-0.96) .002


Some in last 28 days 0b 1.0 (referent) N/A

Underlying medical conditions


None −.38 (.03) 0.68 (0.65-0.72) <.001


Have 0b 1.0 (referent) N/A
Environment

Number of close contacts


<10 people −.57 (.04) 0.57 (0.53-0.61) <.001


<10 people 0b 1.0 (referent) N/A

Number of cohabitants


<5 people .06 (.04) 1.06 (0.97-1.16) .17


> 5 people 0a 1.0 (referent) N/A

Going to work/school


Home −.12 (.06) 0.89 (0.78-1.01) .06


Never .30 (.05) 0.74 (0.67-0.82) <.001


Stopped −.04 (.05) 0.96 (0.87-1.05) .33


Critical travel .41 (.05) 1.50 (1.37-1.65) <.001


Noncritical travel 0b 1.0 (referent) N/A
Behaviors

Taking steps to reduce infection risk


Disagree −.52 (.10) 0.60 (0.49-0.72) <.001


Neutral −.24 (.04) 0.79 (0.73-0.85) <.001


Agree 0b 1.0 (referent) N/A

Cohabitants are taking steps to reduce infection risk


Disagree .45 (.07) 1.56 (1.36-1.79) <.001


Neutral .15 (.03) 1.17 (1.09-1.24) <.001


Agree 0b 1.0 (referent) N/A

Wearing a mask


Rarely −.27 (.03) 0.76 (0.72-0.81) <.001


Sometimes .01 (.04) 1.01 (0.94-1.09) .72


Usually 0b 1.0 (referent) N/A

aBonferroni P values are used to correct for multiple comparisons. Statistical significance was set to a level of P<.05.

bThese parameters were set to 0 because they were redundant.

cN/A: not appliable.

dBMI: body mass index.