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. 2021 Mar 29;41(6):1105–1114. doi: 10.1007/s00296-021-04841-3

Table 2.

COVID–19 diagnosis and risk factors for COVID-19

Group 1
Patients with RD (n = 732)
Group 2
General population (n = 763)
Group 3
Healthcare workers (n = 320)
P

COVID-19 diagnosis in the participant, n (%)

 Yes

 No

 Unsure

104 (14.2)

617 (84.3)

11 (1.5)

70 (9.2)

687 (90.0)

6 (0.8)

69 (21.6)

248 (77.5)

3 (0.9)

 < 0.001*†§

COVID-19 diagnosis among the household or close circle, n (%)

 Yes

 No

 Unsure

460 (62.8)

254 (34.7)

18 (2.5)

435 (57.0)

317 (41.5)

11 (1.4)

244 (76.3)

76 (23.8)

0

 < 0.001*†§
Death due to COVID-19 among the household or close circle, n (%) 198 (27.0) 217 (28.4) 96 (30.0) 0.603
Presence of any comorbid diseases, n (%) 304 (41.5) 181 (23.7) 67 (20.9)  < 0.001*†
History of psychiatric disorders or psychiatric drug use for at least three months, n (%) 177 (24.2) 110 (14.4) 51 (15.9)  < 0.001*†

P * Group 1 vs Group 2, †: Group 1 vs Group 3, §: Group 2 vs Group 3