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. 2021 Jan 11:1–9. doi: 10.1017/ice.2020.1418

Table 1.

Model Input Parameters, Values, and Sources

Parameter Distribution Type Meana or Median Standard Error
or Range
Source
Probabilities
Asymptomatic infection Triangular 0.35 0.315–0.385b CDC21
Relative infectiousness of asymptomatic infection Point estimate 1 CDC21
Missing work/school Point estimate 1.0 Assumption
Ambulatory care
0–4 y Beta 0.455a 0.098 Molinari et al22
5–17 y Beta 0.318a 0.061 Molinari et al22
18–64 y Beta 0.313a 0.014 Molinari et al22
≥65 y Beta 0.62a 0.027 Molinari et al22
Probability of hospitalization, given infection
0–17 years old Beta Pert 0.031 0.028-0.034b Stokes et al23
18–44 years old Beta Pert 0.056 0.051-0.062b Stokes et al23
45–64 years old Beta Pert 0.140 0.126-0.154b Stokes et al23
≥65 years old Beta Pert 0.300 0.270-0.330b Stokes et al23
Probability of ICU admission
0–17 y Beta Pert 0.171 0.154-0.1881b Stokes et al23
18–44 y Beta Pert 0.152 0.137-0.1675b Stokes et al23
45–64 y Beta Pert 0.186 0.168-0.2047b Stokes et al23
≥65 y Beta Pert 0.148 0.133-0.163b Stokes et al23
Probability of mortality
0–17 y Beta Pert 0.022 0.019-0.024b Stokes et al23
18–44 y Beta Pert 0.075 0.067-0.082b Stokes et al23
45–64 y Beta Pert 0.208 0.187-0.228b Stokes et al23
≥65 y Beta Pert 0.607 0.546-0.668b Stokes et al23
Pneumonia, given hospitalization Beta 0.79 0.711-0.869c Guan et al24
ARDS, requiring ventilator use in ICU Beta 0.771a 0.053 Arentz et al25
Richardson et al26
Gold et al27
Bhatraju et al28
Auld29
Age group, given infection
0–17 y Point estimate 0.05 Stokes et al23
18–44 y Point estimate 0.39 Stokes et al23
45–64 y Point estimate 0.33 Stokes et al23
≥65 y Point estimate 0.23 Stokes et al23
Durations, d
Ambulatory care Point estimate 0.5 Assumption
Duration of symptoms with mild illness Triangular 7 3–17 Arashito et al30
Duszynski et al31
Chang et al32
Duration of symptoms prior to hospital admission Triangular 7 3–9d Garg et al33
Wang et al34
Hospitalization, not admitted to ICU, age group
0–49 y Gamma 3.9a 3.7 CDC21
50–64 y Gamma 4.9a 4.3 CDC21
≥65 y Gamma 6.2a 5.7 CDC21
Hospitalization, ICU (all ages) Gamma 9 4–17c Gold et al27
Bhatraju et al28
Auld et al29
Lewnard et al35
Hospitalization, ventilator use Gamma 9 5–12c Gold et al27
Bhatraju et al28
Imam et al36

Note. CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; ICU, intensive care unit; ARDS, acute respiratory distress syndrome.

a

Mean.

b

Values are ±10% of median value.

c

Values are interquartile range.

d

Values are 10%–90%.