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.;