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. 2021 Dec 3;115(4):1123–1133. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/nqab389

TABLE 3.

Associations between regional UV exposure and risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection1

Quartiles
1 2 3 4 P-trend
UV-B
 Median 104 113 124 164
 Cases/non-cases 495/9142 434/10,150 428/7862 411/10,393
 Unadjusted 1 (ref) 0.79 (0.69, 0.90) 1.01 (0.88, 1.15) 0.73 (0.64, 0.83) <0.001
 MV model 1 1 (ref) 0.79 (0.70, 0.91) 0.97 (0.85, 1.11) 0.76 (0.66, 0.87) 0.001
 MV model 2 1 (ref) 0.79 (0.69, 0.90) 0.96 (0.84, 1.10) 0.76 (0.66, 0.87) 0.002
 MV model 3 1 (ref) 0.79 (0.69, 0.90) 0.96 (0.84, 1.10) 0.76 (0.66, 0.87) 0.002
 UV-A
 Median 583 606 674 855
 Cases/non-cases 436/9079 503/9397 484/9139 325/9325
 Unadjusted 1 (ref) 1.11 (0.98, 1.27) 1.10 (0.97, 1.26) 0.73 (0.63, 0.84) <0.001
 MV model 1 1 (ref) 1.12 (0.98, 1.27) 1.08 (0.95, 1.24) 0.76 (0.65, 0.88) <0.001
 MV model 2 1 (ref) 1.12 (0.98, 1.27) 1.07 (0.94, 1.23) 0.76 (0.65, 0.88) <0.001
 MV model 3 1 (ref) 1.10 (0.96, 1.26) 1.07 (0.94, 1.22) 0.76 (0.66, 0.88) <0.001
1

Logistic regression models were used in the analysis. The number of participants included in the analysis was 39,315, and the number of participants who reported a positive SARS-CoV-2 infection was 1768. Model 1 was adjusted for age, White race, smoking pack-years (0, 0.1–10.0, 10.1–20.0, >20.0), and the Alternate Healthy Eating Index (quintiles). Model 2 was further adjusted for BMI (kg/m2; <22.5, 22.5–24.9, 25.0–27.4, 27. 5–29.9, 30–34.9, ≥35.0), physical activity (quintiles), and alcohol intake (0, 0.1–5.0, 5.1–10.0, >10 g/d). Model 3 was further adjusted for being a frontline health care worker; chronic comorbidities including hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, diabetes, heart disease, cancer, and asthma; and 2010 Census tract median income (quintiles). P-trend was evaluated using the median value in each category as a continuous variable. MV, multivariable; ref, reference; SARS-CoV-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; 25(OH)D, 25-hydroxyvitamin D.