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. 2021 Feb 22;11(2):e047216. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-047216

Table 1.

Association between selected variables and prevalence of positive tests (anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG ≥15 AU/mL) among healthcare workers in a large university hospital, Milan, Italy, 27 April 2020 to 12 June 2020

Variable Workers Positive test
N N % P value* OR† 95% CI†
All 4055 309 7.6
Country of origin
 Italy 3869 282 7.3 <0.001 1.00 Reference
 Other 186 27 14.5 1.82 1.07 to 3.06
Gender
 Women 2823 207 7.3 0.30 1.00 Reference
 Men 1232 102 8.3 1.13 0.85 to 1.52
Age (years)
 <30 668 64 9.6 0.02 1.00 Reference
 30–39 1018 78 7.7 0.74 0.51 to 1.07
 40–49 858 48 5.6 0.46 0.30 to 0.72
 50–59 1128 81 7.2 0.64 0.43 to 0.95
 60+ 383 38 9.9 0.83 0.50 to 1.36
Occupation
 Physicians, including residents 1292 93 7.2 0.006 0.99 0.64 to 1.53
 Nurses, midwives 1230 99 8.0 1.31 0.85 to 2.04
 Healthcare assistants 320 40 12.5 1.84 1.04 to 3.25
 Health technicians‡ 585 35 6.0 0.84 0.50 to 1.40
 Clerical workers, technicians 628 42 6.7 1.00 Reference
Frontline healthcare workers
 Never 2061 149 7.2 0.42 1.00 Reference
 Ever 1730 137 7.9 0.92 0.69 to 1.24
 Missing 264 23 8.7
BMI
 <20 684 46 6.7 0.04 0.90 0.62 to 1.32
 20–24.99 2035 145 7.1 1.00 Reference
 25–29.99 945 79 8.4 1.10 0.80 to 1.52
 30+ 314 31 9.9 1.52 0.98 to 2.35
 Missing 77 8 10.4
Cigarette smoking
 Never 2493 210 8.4 <0.001 1.00 Reference
 Former 552 49 8.9 1.12 0.79 to 1.58
 Current 842 34 4.0 0.41 0.27 to 0.61
 Missing 168 16 9.5

*From χ2 test. For BMI: from χ2 test for trend. Missing data not included in analyses.

†From a multivariable logistic regression model including country of origin, gender, age, occupation, frontline area, BMI and smoking. Missing data not included in analyses.

‡Includes biologists, radiology and laboratory technicians, psychologists and other health technicians.

BMI, body mass index.;