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. 2021 Oct 12;9(4):E929–E939. doi: 10.9778/cmajo.20210044

Table 3:

Factors associated with having detectable SARS-CoV-2 antibodies (univariable comparisons)

Variable No. (%) of participants p value
SARS-CoV-2 serology positive
n = 57*
SARS-CoV-2 serology negative
n = 1005*
Symptomatic contacts in the household 7/53 (13.2) 25/971 (2.6) < 0.001
Provided direct care to patients with COVID-19 27 (47.4) 412/995 (41.4) 0.5
Unprotected occupational exposure to a patient with COVID-19 8/27 (29.6) 33/411 (8.0) < 0.001
Worked on a unit with a COVID-19 outbreak 5 (8.8) 115/996 (11.5) 0.7
Contacted by public health to indicate exposure 9 (15.8) 54/985 (5.5) 0.003
Known positive PCR test at baseline 31 (54.4) 9 (0.9) < 0.001

Note: PCR = polymerase chain reaction.

*

The denominator of each outcome variable is the total in the column heading unless stated otherwise.

Only those health care workers who indicated they had direct patient contact were asked this question.