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. 2022 Feb 2;226(2):225–235. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiac029

Table 3.

Characteristics of Healthcare Worker Contacts by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Acquisition Status

Characteristic Total (N = 122) SARS-CoV-2 Negative (n = 110) SARS-CoV-2 Positive (n = 12)
Daily county incidence per 100 000 residents, median (IQR) 29.8 (16.1–81.7) 30.5 (15.4–81.7) 23.2 (18.5–61.0)
Randomization arm
 Ascorbic acid 59 (48) 55 (50) 4 (33)
 Hydroxychloroquine 63 (52) 55 (50) 8 (67)
Age, y, median (IQR) 37 (31–47) 37 (30.25–46.75) 35 (33–50.5)
Age group, y
 18–24 10 (8) 9 (8) 1 (8)
 25–34 39 (32) 34 (31) 5 (42)
 35–44 33 (27) 32 (29) 1 (8)
 45–54 27 (22) 24 (22) 3 (25)
 55–64 13 (11) 11 (10) 2 (17)
 65–80 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)
Sex recorded at birth
 Female 85 (70) 76 (69) 9 (75)
 Male 37 (30) 34 (31) 3 (25)
Race/ethnicity
 White (non-Hispanic) 82 (67) 75 (68) 7 (58)
 Hispanic 12 (10) 10 (9) 2 (17)
 Asian 15 (12) 12 (11) 3 (25)
 Black or African American 8 (7) 8 (7) 0 (0)
 Other 5 (4) 5 (5) 0 (0)
 American Indian or Alaska Native 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)
Education level
 Never graduated high school 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)
 High school graduate or GED 4 (3) 2 (2) 2 (17)
 More than high school 118 (97) 108 (98) 10 (83)
Contact smokes 10 (8) 8 (7) 2 (17)
No. of suspected indexes
 1 41 (34) 40 (36) 1 (8)
 2 14 (11) 10 (9) 4 (33)
 >2 67 (55) 60 (55) 7 (58)
Hours of exposure to index case
 ≤2 57 (47) 56 (51) 1 (8)
 3–12 34 (28) 29 (26) 5 (42)
 >12 31 (25) 25 (23) 6 (50)
 Median (range) 3.5 (1–14.25) 2 (1–12) 14 (6–24)
Housing type
 House/condo/townhouse 94 (77) 84 (76) 10 (83)
 Apartment 22 (18) 21 (19) 1 (8)
 Dormitory/fraternity/sorority 1 (1) 0 (0) 1 (8)
 Other 5 (4) 5 (5) 0 (0)
Bedrooms in household
 0–1 16/121 (13) 15/109 (14) 1 (8)
 2 26/121 (21) 25/109 (23) 1 (8)
 3 45/121 (37) 40/109 (37) 5 (42)
 >3 34/121 (28) 29/109 (27) 5 (42)
Bathrooms in household
 1 36/121 (30) 34/109 (31) 2 (17)
 2 43/121 (36) 39/109 (36) 4 (33)
 >2 42/121 (35) 36/109 (33) 6 (50)

Data are presented as No. (%) unless otherwise indicated. Denominator is provided if any missing data.

Abbreviations: GED, General Educational Development; IQR, interquartile range; SARS-CoV-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.