TABLE 1.

Demographic characteristics and clinical history of the recruited subjects

Characteristic	SARS‐CoV‐2		p‐value
	Positive (n = 164)	Negative (n = 183)
Age, years. mean (range)	44.1 (23–60)	39.6 (22–60)	<0.001
Female, n (%)	66 (40.2%)	111 (60.7%)	<0.001
Educational level, n (%)
Middle school	17 (10.4%)	5 (2.7%)	<0.001
High school	64 (39%)	37 (20.2%)
Degree	81 (49.4%)	138 (75.4%)
Current job, n (%)
Unemployed	6 (3.7%)	1 (0.55%)	0.05
Employed	80 (48.8%)	100 (54.6%)
Freelance	22 (13.4%)	23 (12.6%)
Retired	5 (3.0%)	0
Student	3 (1.8%)	0
Other	47 (28.7%)	49 (26.8%)
Past surgery, n (%)	103 (62.8%)	102 (55.7%)	0.19
Chronic medications, n (%)	59 (36%)	53 (29%)	0.25
Smoking, n (%)
Never smoked	112 (68.3%)	99 (54.1%)	<0.001
Former smoker	30 (18.3%)	20 (10.9%)
Current smoker	11 (6.7%)	35 (19.1%)
Psychiatric disorders, n (%)
Depression	3 (1.8%)	0	0.25
Anxiety disorder	8 (4.8%)	9 (4.9%)
Other psychiatric disorders	0	1 (0.5%)