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. 2021 Feb 14;57:46–53. doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2021.02.006

Table A.2.

Associations* between community mitigation measures and rapid riser counties identification, overall and by urbanicity (n = 3142 U.S. counties) — United States, June 1–September 30, 2020.

Urbanicity category Characteristics Length of closure (days)
Mask mandate at reopening
0 1–29 30–50 51–59 >59 Yes No
All Total, No. 3,142 (100) 339 836 687 480 800 674 2,468
Rapid riser (% of total) 1,112 (35.4) 59 (17.4) 351 (42.0) 258 (37.6) 201 (41.9) 243 (30.4) 240 (35.6) 872 (35.3)
aPR (95% CI)P-value 1.45 (1.17 - 1.79)0.0005 2.19 (1.94 - 2.48)<0.0001 1.79 (1.58 - 2.04)<0.0001 1.61 (1.42 - 1.83)<0.0001 Ref 0.57 (0.51–0.63)<0.0001 Ref
Large
metropolitan
Total, No. (%) 436 (13.9) 3 105 61 94 173 174 262
Rapid riser (% of total) 277 (63.5) 2 (66.7) 78 (74.3) 44 (72.1) 60 (63.8) 93 (53.8) 98 (56.3) 179 (68.3)
aPR (95% CI)P-value 1.32 (0.62 - 2.81)0.4719 1.67 (1.43 - 1.96)<0.0001 1.36 (1.13 - 1.63) 1.40 (1.17 - 1.67)0.0002 Ref 0.68 (0.59–0.77)<0.0001 Ref
Medium/small
metropolitan
Total, No. (%) 730 (23.2) 56 178 163 128 205 187 543
Rapid riser (% of total) 431 (59.0) 30 (53.6) 108 (60.7) 108 (66.3) 82 (64.1) 103 (50.2) 103 (55.1) 328 (60.4)
aPR (95% CI)P-value 1.45 (1.17 - 1.79)0.0006 1.58 (1.37 - 1.82)<0.0001 1.45 (1.26 - 1.68)<0.0001 1.41 (1.21 - 1.64)<0.0001 Ref 0.72 (0.63–0.81)<0.0001 Ref
Nonmetropolitan Total, No. (%) 1,976 (62.9) 280 553 463 258 422 313 1663
Rapid riser (% of total) 404 (20.4) 27 (9.6) 165 (29.8) 106 (22.9) 59 (22.9) 47 (11.1) 39 (12.5) 365 (21.9)
aPR (95% CI)P-value 2.88 (1.92 - 4.32)<0.0001 4.67 (3.54 - 6.16)<0.0001 3.53 (2.64 - 4.70)<0.0001 1.92 (1.38 - 2.67) Ref 0.33 (0.24–0.44)<0.0001 Ref

* Associations adjusted for county population size

§ P-value< .05 determined statistical significance

aPR = adjusted prevalence ratio; CI = confidence interval