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. 2021 Nov 12;50(4):375–382. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2021.11.001

Table 1.

Overall characteristics of subjects enrolled in the HB AntiCov study (n = 3,234)

Characteristics IgG serological status (by combination)
P-value 1
Negative (n = 3112) Positive (n = 122)
Sex (DM = 8) .28
 Men 625 (95.6) 29 (4.4)
 Women 2,481 (96.5) 91 (3.5)
Age, years (DM = 6) .14
 <30 817 (95.1) 42 (4.9)
 30-39 865 (96.8) 29 (3.2)
 40-49 767 (96.2) 30 (3.8)
 50-+ 659 (97.2) 19 (2.8)
Occupation (DM = 10) .06
 Administrative staff 232 (97.5) 6 (2.5)
 Cleaners – Stretcher-bearers 172 (94.0) 11 (6.0)
 Auxiliary Nurses 658 (96.8) 22 (3.2)
 Nurses / Midwifes 979 (96.5) 35 (3.5)
 Students 142 (97.9) 3 (2.1)
 Residents 133 (93.0) 10 (7.0)
 Medical staff 322 (97.3) 9 (2.7)
 HCW with patient contact 200 (97.1) 6 (2.9)
 HCW without patient contact 267 (94.0) 17 (6.0)
 Total Medical HCWs 455 (96.0) 19 (4.0)
 Total Non-Medical HCWs 1,809 (96.4) 68 (3.6)
Household (DM = 254) .01
 Alone 403 (93.9) 26 (6.1)
 One child, at least 108 (95.6) 5 (4.4)
 One adult, at least 754 (96.1) 31 (3.9)
 One adult and one child, at least 1,607 (97.2) 46 (2.8)
Smoking status (DM = 104) .44
 No 2,266 (96.1) 91 (3.9)
 Yes, not every day 272 (95.4) 13 (4.6)
 Yes, every day 474 (97.1) 14 (2.9)
Immunodepression (DM = 0) .80
 No 2,996 (96.2) 118 (3.8)
 Yes 116 (96.7) 4 (3.3)

Note. Data are presented as numbers (%). Bold values: P < .05.

DM, data missing; HCW, health care workers.

1

Chi-Square test.