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. 2021 Apr 29;7(3):e88. doi: 10.1192/bjo.2021.42

Table 1.

Showing frequency (n, %) of demographics, roles, settings and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) status for the whole cohort, and stratified χ2 (P) statistics for front-line versus non-front line healthcare workers and those working inside London versus outside London

Total n (%) Front-line workers, n (%) Non-front-line workers, n (%) P London, n (%) Outside, n (%) P
Gender 0.1905 0.0002
Male 395 (14.24) 188 (15.36) 166 (13.55) 135 (18.88) 259 (12.65)
Female 2365 (85.29) 1029 (84.07) 1056 (86.20) 577 (80.70) 1781 (86.96)
Other/not reported 13 (0.47) 7 (0.57) 3 (0.24) 3 (0.42) 8 (0.39)
Age categories <0.0001 0.0002
Under 25 102 (3.68) 61 (4.98) 29 (2.37) 18 (2.52) 83 (4.05)
25–34 630 (22.72) 301 (24.59) 264 (21.55) 207 (28.95) 420 (20.51)
35–44 680 (24.52) 306 (25.00) 306 (24.98) 172 (24.06) 508 (24.8)
45–54 813 (29.32) 374 (30.56) 345 (28.16) 186 (26.01) 625 (30.52)
55–64 508 (18.32) 174 (14.22) 259 (21.14) 120 (16.78) 386 (18.85)
65 and above 36 (1.30) 7 (0.57) 21 (1.71) 12 (1.68) 24 (1.17)
Not reported 4 (0.14) 1 (0.08) 1 (0.08) 0 (0.00) 2 (0.01)
Ethnicity 0.0034 <0.0001
White 2414 (87.05) 1040 (84.97) 1094 (89.31) 546 (76.36) 1861 (90.87)
Mixed/multiple ethnic groups 67 (2.42) 29 (2.37) 27 (2.20) 23 (3.22) 44 (2.15)
Asian/Asian British 191 (6.89) 107 (8.74) 62 (5.06) 78 (10.91) 113 (5.52)
Black/African/Caribbean/Black British 65 (2.34) 29 (2.37) 33 (2.69) 49 (6.85) 15 (0.73)
Other 19 (0.69) 10 (0.82) 6 (0.49) 12 (1.68) 7 (0.34)
Not reported 17 (0.61) 9 (0.74) 3 (0.24) 7 (0.98) 8 (0.39)
Black, Asian minority ethnic 342 (12.33) 175 (14.30) 128 (10.45) 0.0029 162 (22.66) 179 (8.74) <0.0001
Relationship 0.7375 <0.0001
Single 371 (13.38) 167 (13.64) 163 (13.31) 139 (19.44) 230 (11.23)
In a relationship/married 2209 (79.66) 973 (79.49) 977 (79.76) 526 (73.57) 1677 (81.88)
Separated/divorced 134 (4.83) 58 (4.74) 59 (4.82) 29 (4.06) 105 (5.13)
Other 28 (1.01) 15 (1.23) 10 (0.82) 3 (0.42) 25 (1.22)
Not reported 31 (1.12) 11 (0.90) 16 (1.31) 18 (2.52) 11 (0.54)
Work setting <0.0001 <0.0001
NHS – hospital 1411 (50.88) 790 (64.54) 456 (37.22) 330 (46.15) 1075 (52.49)
NHS – general practitioner surgery 136 (4.90) 65 (5.31) 53 (4.33) 18 (2.52) 118 (5.76)
NHS – other community team 590 (21.28) 184 (15.03) 344 (28.08) 134 (18.74) 455 (22.22)
NHS – mental health trust 393 (14.17) 81 (6.62) 276 (22.53) 185 (25.87) 207 (10.11)
NHS – ambulance service 6 (0.22) 2 (0.16) 1 (0.08) 1 (0.14) 5 (0.24)
A private hospital 15 (0.54) 7 (0.57) 5 (0.41) 4 (0.56) 11 (0.54)
Care homea 45 (1.62) 28 (2.29) 14 (1.14) 7 (0.98) 38 (1.86)
Nursing homea 21 (0.76) 17 (1.39) 2 (0.16) 3 (0.42) 18 (0.88)
Other (n = 10) 152 (5.48) 49 (4) 73 (5.96) 33 (4.62) 119 (5.81)
Not reported 4 (0.14) 1 (0.08) 1 (0.08) 0 (0.00) 2 (0.1)
Role <0.0001 <0.0001
Nurses/midwife 852 (30.72) 461 (37.66) 285 (23.27) 146 (20.42) 706 (34.47)
Doctor 386 (13.92) 229 (18.71) 112 (9.14) 148 (20.7) 237 (11.57)
Allied healthcare professionals 772 (27.84) 264 (21.57) 425 (34.69) 235 (32.87) 536 (26.17)
Management 245 (8.83) 39 (3.19) 174 (14.20) 85 (11.89) 158 (7/71)
Other health worker 499 (17.99) 206 (16.83) 220 (17.96) 98 (13.71) 379 (18.15)
Not reported 19 (0.69) 25 (2.04) 9 (0.73) 3 (0.42) 32 (1.56)
Mental health diagnosis (any)b 473 (17.06) 194 (15.85) 213 (17.39) 0.4378 101 (14.13) 372 (18.16) 0.0681
COVID-19 status <0.0001 0.227
Past positive 80 (2.88) 56 (4.58) 19 (1.55) 19 (2.66) 61 (2.98)
Past negative 158 (5.7) 99 (8.09) 45 (3.67) 42 (5.87) 116 (5.66)
Past – suspected 574 (20.7) 257 (21) 239 (19.51) 181 (25.31) 392 (19.14)
Current symptoms, tested, awaiting results 21 (0.76) 17 (1.39) 3 (0.24) 8 (1.12) 12 (0.59)
Current symptoms, not tested 14 (0.5) 10 (0.82) 3 (0.24) 3 (0.42) 11 (0.54)
No symptoms 1784 (64.33) 719 (58.74) 876 (71.51) 425 (59.44) 1351 (65.97)
Other 142 (5.12) 66 (5.39) 40 (3.27) 37 (5.17) 105 (5.13)
Tested for COVID-19 <0.0001 0.227
No 2377 (85.72) 974 (79.58) 1117 (91.18) 620 (86.71) 1748 (85.35)
Yes 381 (13.74) 245 (20.02) 100 (8.16) 94 (13.15) 287 (14.01)
Not reported 15 (0.54) 5 (0.41) 8 (0.65) 1 (0.14) 13 (0.63)
a.

Removed from main analyses due to low n.

b.

See Supplementary Tables for further breakdown.