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. 2021 Feb 2;21(5):629–636. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30985-3

Table 3.

Risk factors for transmission of SARS-CoV-2

Unadjusted odds ratio (95% CI) p value Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI) p value
Index case
Age, per year 1·02 (0·99–1·05) 0·069 1·01 (0·99–1·03) 0·46
Sex
Men 1 (ref) NA 1 (ref) NA
Women 0·74 (0·40–1·36) 0·33 0·71 (0·37–1·39) 0·32
Viral load, per log10 change 1·27 (1·09–1·48) 0·0020 1·29 (1·10–1·50) 0·0012
Cough 1·00 (0·55–1·82) 0·99 1·13 (0·64–2·00) 0·66
Dyspnoea 0·80 (0·31–2·07) 0·64 0·75 (0·30–1·89) 0·55
Rhinitis 1·46 (0·46–4·63) 0·52 1·31 (0·42–4·11) 0·64
Contact
Age, per year 1·03 (1·01–1·05) 0·0085 1·02 (1·01–1·04) 0·0008
Sex
Men 1 (ref) NA 1 (ref) NA
Women 0·93 (0·58–1·49) 0·77 1·33 (0·79–2·23) 0·28
Mask use by the contact
Never 1 (ref) NA 1 (ref) NA
Always 0·93 (0·47–1·83) 0·84 1·55 (0·76–3·16) 0·23
Unknown 1·18 (0·59–2·36) 0·47 1·49 (0·74–3·01) 0·26
Contact type
Health-care work 1 (ref) NA 1 (ref) NA
Household 3·07 (1·68–5·62) 0·0003 3·00 (1·59–5·65) 0·0006
Nursing home 1·75 (0·19–16·01) 0·62 1·90 (0·30–1·91) 0·49
Other 0·32 (0·03–3·05) 0·32 1·19 (0·10–4·31) 0·89

NA=not applicable. SARS-CoV-2=severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.