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. 2021 Mar 31;37(4):314–321. doi: 10.1089/aid.2020.0289

Table 1.

Comparison of Demographic, COVID-19 Risk, and COVID-19 Response Characteristics by Sex

Variable All (N = 273) Men (n = 122) Women (n = 151) Test statistic, p
Demographic characteristics
 Age (years) 50.96 (12.37) 53.32 (11.51) 49.07 (12/74) 2.89, .004
 Employed
  No 84 (69.4%) 84 (69.4%) 113 (74.3%) .81, .368
  Yes 37 (30.6%) 37 (30.6%) 39 (25.7%)
 Living situation
  Someone else's house 75 (27.5%) 37 (30.6%) 38 (25.0%) 1.05, .305
  Own apartment or house 198 (72.5%) 84 (69.4%) 114 (75.0%)
 Monthly household income
  $1,000 or less 159 (58.2%) 59 (48.8%) 100 (65.8%) 8.03, .005
  More than $1,000 114 (41.8%) 62 (51.2%) 52 (34.2%)
 Race
  Black/African American 154 (56.4%) 56 (46.3%) 98 (64.5%) 10.76, .029
  White 94 (34.4%) 49 (40.5%) 45 (29.6%)
  Asian 1 (0.4%) 1 (0.8%) 0 (0.0%)
  Native American 5 (1.8%) 3 (2.5%) 2 (1.3%)
  Other 19 (7.0%) 12 (9.9%) 7 (4.6%)
 Ethnicity        
  Hispanic 114 (41.8%) 62 (51.2%) 52 (34.2%) 8.26, .041
  Non-Hispanic 137 (50.2%) 50 (41.3%) 87 (57.2%)
  Haitian 9 (3.3%) 4 (3.3%) 5 (3.3%)
  Other 13 (4.8%) 5 (4.1%) 8 (5.3%)
 Contact through travel
  No 204 (74.7%) 97 (80.2%) 107 (70.4%) 3.41, .065
  Yes 69 (25.3%) 24 (19.8%) 45 (29.6%)
 Hypertension
  No 156 (57.1%) 63 (52.1%) 93 (61.2%) 2.29, .130
  Yes 117 (42.9%) 58 (47.9%) 59 (38.8%)
 Diabetes
  No 222 (81.3%) 102 (84.3%) 120 (78.9%) 1.27, .260
  Yes 51 (18.7%) 19 (15.7%) 32 (21.1%)
 Renal disease
  No 265 (97.1%) 118 (97.5%) 147 (96.7%) .16, .693
  Yes 8 (2.9%) 3 (2.5%) 5 (3.3%)
COVID-19 preventive measures
 Staying home
  No 11 (4.0%) 6 (5.0%) 5 (3.3%) .49, .486
  Yes 262 (96.0%) 115 (95.0%) 147 (96.7%)
 Social distancing
  No 11 (4.0%) 4 (3.3%) 7 (4.6%) .29, .588
  Yes 262 (96.0%) 117 (96.7%) 145 (95.4%)
 Self-quarantine due to symptoms
  No 210 (76.9%) 96 (79.3%) 114 (75.0%) .71, .398
  Yes 63 (23.1%) 25 (20.7%) 38 (25.0%)
 Self-quarantine due to contact
  No 233 (85.3%) 105 (86.8%) 128 (84.2%) .36, .551
  Yes 40 (14.7%) 16 (13.2%) 24 (15.8%)
 Self-quarantine due to potential infection
  No 234 (85.7%) 110 (90.9%) 124 (84.6%) 4.79, .029
  Yes 39 (14.3%) 11 (9.1%) 28 (18.4%)
 Tested for COVID-19
  No 164 (60.1%) 68 (56.2%) 96 (63.2%) 1.36, .243
  Yes 109 (39.9%) 53 (43.8%) 56 (36.8%)
 Psychosocial factors        
 Stress (score) 5.46 (3.13) 5.02 (2.93) 5.80 (3.25) 2.05, .041
 Loneliness (score) 4.82 (1.91) 4.53 (1.78) 5.05 (1.98) 2.27, .024
 Depression (score) 6.25 (4.22) 5.96 (4.00) 6.49 (4.39) 3.58, .305

COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019.