Table 1.
Demographic, occupation, and reason for testing for patients infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 as well as distribution according to symptoms
| Category | Level | All (n=1051), n (%) | Symptomatic (n=913), n (%) | Asymptomatic (n=138), n (%) | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital | Riyadh 1 | 136 (12.9) | 104 (11.4) | 32 (23.2) | <0.0001 |
| Riyadh 2 | 597 (56.8) | 504 (55.2) | 93 (67.4) | ||
| Makkah 1 | 318 (30.3) | 305 (33.4) | 13 (9.4) | ||
| Gender | Male | 844 (80.3) | 743 (81.4) | 101 (73.2) | 0.02 |
| Female | 207 (19.7) | 170 (18.6) | 37 (26.8) | ||
| Age (years) | ≤18 | 21 (2.0) | 13 (1.4) | 8 (5.8) | 0.01 |
| 19-39 | 446 (42.7) | 383 (42.2) | 63 (45.7) | ||
| 40-64 | 485 (46.4) | 432 (47.6) | 53 (38.4) | ||
| ≥65 | 93 (8.9) | 79 (8.7) | 14 (10.1) | ||
| Nationality | Saudi | 260 (24.7) | 201 (22.0) | 59 (42.8) | <0.0001 |
| Non-Saudi | 791 (75.3) | 712 (78.0) | 79 (57.2) | ||
| Healthcare worker | 28 (3.1) | 22 (2.7) | 6 (5.7) | 0.12 | |
| Reason for testing | Linked to travel | 62 (5.9) | 49 (5.4) | 13 (9.4) | <0.0001 |
| Linked to confirmed case | 172 (16.4) | 127 (13.9) | 45 (32.6) |