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. 2021 Aug 23;2:100048. doi: 10.1016/j.lana.2021.100048

Table 3.

Logistic Regression Presenting the Crude and Adjusted Risk of SARS-CoV-2 Infection (Positive RT-PCR Test Result) for the Study sample

Unadjusted OR 95% CI pa Adjusted OR 95% CI pa
Sociodemographic characteristics
Age (years)
18–29 1·03 [0·90, 1·17] 0·001 1·22 [1·05, 1·41] 0·098
30–59 0·88 [0·78, 1·00] 1·06 [0·92, 1·21]
> 60 ·· ·· ·· ··
Prefer not to answer 0·53 [0·30, 0·93] 0·40 [0·21, 0·74]
Sex
Female ·· ·· 0·175 ·· ·· 0·305
Male 1·04 [0·97, 1·12] 1·01 [0·94, 1·09]
Ethnic minority b
No 1·20 [0·91, 1·60] 0·183 1·32 [0·99, 1·77] 0·016
Yes ·· ·· ·· ··
Immigrant
No ·· ·· <0·001 ·· ·· 0·506
Yes 1·51 [1·23, 1·86] 1·12 [0·89, 1·40]
Use of protective elements, type of occupation, and contact with COVID-19
Frequency of hand washing (times per day)
< 10 ·· ·· <0·001 ·· ·· 0·159
≥ 10 0·82 [0·76, 0·89] 0·99 [0·91, 1·07]
Do not know / no answer 1·12 [0·88, 1·42] 0·90 [0·64, 1·28]
Duration of hand washing (seconds)
< 20 ·· ·· 0·216 ·· ·· 0·108
≥ 20 0·96 [0·89, 1·04] 1·05 [0·97, 1·14]
Do not know / no answer ·· ·· ·· ··
Use of hand sanitizer
Yes 0·81 [0·72, 0·91] 0·001 * * *
No ·· ·· * *
Use of facemask during the day
Always 0·54 [0·43, 0·67] <0·001 *
Sometimes 0·49 [0·39, 0·62] * *
Never ·· ·· * *
Number of cohabitants
> 3 1·37 [1·28, 1·47] <0·001 1·27 [1·17, 1·36] <0·001
≤ 3 ·· ·· ·· ··
Occupation
Health worker ·· ·· <0·001 ·· ·· 0·004
Essential office work 1·48 [1·27, 1·72] 1·37 [1·17, 1·61]
Police/military/firefighter 3·06 [2·48, 3·77] 2·27 [1·80, 2·86]
Public/private driver 1·99 [1·67, 2·37] 1·43 [1·17, 1·74]
Construction worker 2·19 [1·58, 3·04] 1·90 [1·35, 2·68]
Contact with costumers/general service 2·38 [2·07, 2·74] 1·15 [1·30, 1·77]
Teacher/auxiliar/student 1·72 [1·47, 2·02] 1·13 [0·94, 1·35]
Other occupation c 1·44 [1·21, 1·70] 1·28 [1·07, 1·52]
Informal employment/looking for a job 2·65 [2·27, 3·10] 1·61 [1·34, 1·93]
Use of public transportation
Public transport 1·14 [1·03, 1·27] <0·001 1·03 [0·92, 1·14] <0·001
Private transport/walking ·· ·· ·· ··
Do not know / no answer 1.83 [1·68, 1·99] 1·41 [1·27, 1·56]
Living with a COVID-19 confirmed case
Yes 2·69 [2·44, 2·98] <0·001 2·21 [1·99, 2·46] <0·001
No ·· ·· ·· ··
Do not know / no answer 2·40 [2·14, 2.69] 1·21 [1·00, 1·45]
Socioeconomic characteristics
Type of health care insurance
Contributive, special, exception ·· ·· <0·001 ·· ·· <0·001
Subsidiary 2·22 [2·00, 2·47] 1·50 [1·33, 1·69]
No affiliated, no determined 2·15 [1·90, 2·44] 1·58 [1·38, 1·82]
Socioeconomic strata d
High ·· ·· <0·001 ·· ·· <0·001
Middle-high 1·22 [0·87, 1·70] 1·15 [0·82, 1·62]
Middle 1·43 [1·07, 1·93] 1·37 [1·02, 1·85]
Middle-low 2·64 [2·00, 3·50] 2·33 [1·75, 3·09]
Low 3·04 [2·29, 4·04] 2·55 [1·91, 3·40]
Low-low 5·78 [4·29, 7·81] 3·91 [2·86, 5·35]
Do not know / no answer 6·38 [4·40, 9·25] 3·23 [2·13, 4·89]

= Variables not retained in the final logistic regression model (p ≥ 0·20).

a

p value for the Wald test in the logistic regression.

b

Ethnic groups: Indigenous, Black, Mulatto, and Gypsy.

c

Other occupations: actors, cooks, musicians, technicians, veterinarians, among others.

d

Socioeconomic strata as defined by the National Department of Statistics (DANE) of Colombia: 1 (very low strata) to 6 (high strata).