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. 2021 Oct 14;19:270. doi: 10.1186/s12916-021-02144-9

Table 1.

Distribution of baseline characteristics among the study participants, and distribution of SARS-CoV- 2 serostatus for each level of the factors

Total N Seropositive
(N and %)
Seronegative
(N and %)
N = 4812 N = 144 N = 4668
Gender
 Female 3759 108 (2.9%) 3651 (97.1%)
 Male 1009 36 (3.6%) 973 (96.4%)
 Undetermined/missing 44
Age in years, median (IQR) 38.9 (30.1–49.8) 35.8 (27.4–45.1) 39.0 (30.3–49.8)
BMI (kg m−2 kg/m2), median (IQR) 23.4 (21.3–26.1) 24.0 (22.0–26.7) 23.4 (21.2–26.1)
Comorbidity
 No (none mentioned) 3079 86 (2.8%) 2993 (97.2%)
 Yes 1715 58 (3.4%) 1657 (96.6%)
 Missing 18
Profession
 Nurse or medical assistant 2279 88 (3.9%) 2191 (96.1%)
 Physician 809 13 (1.6%) 796 (98.4%)
 Other 1493 31 (2.1%) 1462 (97.9%)
 None/missing 231
Speciality
 Internal medicine 1025 34 (3.3%) 991 (96.7%)
 Surgery/orthopedics 466 15 (3.2%) 451 (96.8%)
 Intensive care 325 8 (2.5%) 317 (97.5%)
 Emergency department 267 9 (3.4%) 258 (96.6%)
 Other 611 15 (2.5%) 594 (97.5%)
 None/missing 2121
Patient contact (medical or administration)
 No 771 12 (1.6%) 759 (98.4%)
 Yes 3755 119 (3.2%) 3636 (96.8%)
 Missing 286
Involved in AGP
 No 3307 90 (2.7%) 3217 (97.3%)
 Yes 1487 54 (3.6%) 1433 (96.4%)
 Missing 18

Abbreviations: IQR interquartile range, BMI body mass index, AGP aerosol-generating procedure