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. 2021 May 21;4(5):e2110789. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.10789

Table 2. Association of Sex, Age, and Ethnicity With Positive SARS-CoV-2 PCR and Serology Test Results Among Participants in the Fruitvale Testing Event, September 2020.

Characteristic PCR test Serology test
Tested, No. Positive, No. (%) OR (95% CI) P value aOR (95% CI)a P value Tested, No. Positive, No. (%) OR (95% CI) P value aOR (95% CI)a P value
Sexb
Female 570 14 (2.5) 1 [Reference] NA 1 [Reference] NA 454 48 (10.6) 1 [Reference] NA 1 [Reference] NA
Male 485 25 (5.2) 2.16 (1.12-4.17) .02 2.25 (1.16-4.39) .02 364 29 (8.0) 0.73 (0.48-1.11) .15 0.70 (0.45-1.09) .11
Age, y
0-17 146 10 (6.9) 1 [Reference] NA 1 [Reference] NA 57 7 (12.3) 1 [Reference] NA 1 [Reference] NA
18-49 605 25 (4.1) 0.59 (0.28-1.25) .17 0.57 (0.27-1.21) .14 516 57 (11.1) 0.89 (0.36-2.19) .80 1.06 (0.39-2.90) .90
50-64 262 3 (1.2) 0.16 (0.03-0.83) .03 0.16 (0.03-0.80) .03 203 14 (6.9) 0.53 (0.19-1.46) .22 0.61 (0.19-2.04) .43
≥65 98 1 (1.0) 0.14 (0.02-1.15) .07 0.15 (0.02-1.29) .08 90 8 (8.9) 0.70 (0.20-2.41) .57 0.77 (0.18-3.18) .71
Ethnicity
Non-Latinx 381c 2 (0.5) 1 [Reference] NA 1 [Reference] NA 304d 18 (5.9) 1 [Reference] NA 1 [Reference] NA
Non-Mayan Latinx 626 28 (4.5) 8.87 (2.00-39.43) .004 8.48 (1.91-37.67) .005 485 49 (10.1) 1.79 (0.86-3.69) .12 1.76 (0.78-3.95) .17
Mayan 102 9 (8.8) 18.34 (3.85-87.25) <.001 16.66 (3.54-78.41) <.001 76 19 (25.0) 5.30 (2.30-12.19) <.001 5.58 (2.13-14.65) <.001

Abbreviations: aOR, adjusted odds ratio; NA, not applicable; OR, odds ratio; PCR, polymerase chain reaction.

a

Models adjusted for sex and age. All models clustered on the household level to account for within-household correlation and correct standard errors.

b

Nonbinary or sex data missing from 5 participants.

c

Non-Latinx participants who received PCR testing included participants who indicated the following racial identity categories: White (107 [28.1%]), Black (114 [29.9%]), Asian (61 [16.0%]), multiracial (21 [5.5%]), other (23 [6.0%]), NA (21 [5.5%]), and unknown (34 [8.9%]).

d

Non-Latinx participants who received serology testing included participants who indicated the following racial identity categories: White (89 [29.3%]), Black (80 [26.3%]), Asian (54 [17.8%]), multiracial (18 [5.9%]), other (19 [6.3%]), NA (25 [8.2%]), and unknown (19 [6.3%]).