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. 2021 Mar 24;49(9):1197–1199. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2021.03.010

Table 1.

Bivariate and multivariate analysis of factors associated with a positive SARS-CoV-2 serology among 1,996 healthcare workers from a private hospital in São Paulo, Brazil

Seropositive N = 110 (%) Seronegative N = 1886 (%) Odds ratio (95%CI) P-value Adjusted odds ratio Adjusted 95% confidence interval P-value
Male gender 42 (38) 536 (28) 1,56 (1,04 - 2,32) 0.03 1,54 1.03-2.32 .035
Age (years)
Mean 37 36
 <=30 26 508 0.84 (0.53-1.32) .44
 31-40 47 838 0.93 90.63-1.38) .73
 41-50 32 447 1.32 90.86-2.02) .20
 51-60 5 86 0.99 (0.40-2.50) .99
 61+ 0 7
Presence of comorbidities 13 (12) 313 (17) 0.67 (0.37-1.21) .19
 Hypertension 6 133 1,16 (0.38-3.53) .79
 Diabetes 1 24 1.00 (0.13-8.04) .99
 Obesity 3 103 0.61 (0.16-2.27) .46
 Pulmonary disease 5 80 1.82 (0.58-5.73) .30
 Immunosuppression 0 15
Professional category
 Physician 3 (2) 134 (98) 0.37 (0.11-1.18) .08
 Administrative job 19 (5) 388 (95) 0.80 (0.48-1.34) .40
 Cleaning 11 (12) 82 (88) 2.44 (1.26-4.73) .006 2.23 1.12-4.44 .023
 Lab/radiology technician 4 (6) 62 (94) 1.11 (0.39-3.10) .84
 Nurse 19 (5) 329 (95) 0.98 (0.59-1.64) .96
 Food service worker 4 (9) 42 (91) 1.66 (0.58-4.70) .34
 Nutritionist 0 (0) 37 (100) .14
 Speech therapist 0 (0) 6 (100) .55
 Nursing assistant 34 (6) 560 (94) 1.05 (0.69-1.60) .78
 Physiotherapist 5 (4) 113 (96) 0.74 (0.30-1.87) .53
 Pharmacist 4 (6) 58 (94) 1.18 (0.42-3.33) .74
 Biomedic 4 (7) 56 (93) 1.23 (0.43-3.46) .69
 Others 3 (14) 19 (86) 2.75 (0.80-9.45) .09
Previous negative RT-PCR SARS-CoV 2 27 (25) 462 (25) 1 (0.64-1.57) .99
Type of hospital exposure
 high risk 76 (6) 1283 (94) 1.05 (0.70-1.60) .82
 medium risk 16 (4) 346 (96) 0.76 (0.44-1.30) .31
 low risk 18 (7) 257 (93) 1.24 (0.74-2.09) .42
Working or worked at COVID-19 Units 76 (69) 1267 (67) 1.09 (0.72-1.65) .68 1.079 0.706-1.647 .726
Works in other hospital 17 (15) 273 (14) 1.08 (0.63-1.84) .77
Working in COVID-19 Units at other hospital 14 (13) 183 (10) 1.36 (0.76-2.42) .30
Contact with COVID-19 confirmed case (not patients)
 Co-worker 98 (89) 1622 (86) 1.33 (0.72-2.45) .36
 Household 10 (9) 139 (7) 1.26 (0.65-2.46) .50
 Social 46 (42) 779 (41) 1.02 (0.69-1.51) .92
Place of meals
 Hospital canteen 100 (91) 1645 (88) 1.46 (0.75-2.84) .25
 Home 10 (9) 241 (12) 0.68 (0.35-1.33) .26
Type of transport to hospital
 Public transport (Bus. metro) 69 (63) 1111 (59) 1.17 (0.79-1.75) .43 1.103 0.731-1.665 .640
 Individual (car. bicycle. motorcycle. on foot) 41(37) 775 (41) 0.85 (0.57-1.27) .43
 Presence> 1 person per bedroom at home 42 (38) 696 (37) 1,06 (0,71-1,57) .79
 Presence of people > 60 years at home 22 (20) 368 (20) 1.03 (0.64-1.67) .90
 Presence of children at home 45 (40) 770 (41) 1.00 (0.68-1.48) .98