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. 2021 Apr 25;21(2):e00514. doi: 10.34172/jrhs.2021.48

Table 4. Risk factors of COVID-19 transmission among secondary cases.

Variables Total contacts Infected Crude
OR (95% CI)
P-value Adjusted
OR (95% CI)
P-value
Gender
Male 479 146 1.00 - -
Female 510 168 1.12 (0.85-1.46) 0.406 - -
Age (year)
15-24 110 35 1.07 (0.65-1.75) 0.786 - -
25-34 224 68 1.00 -
35-44 250 81 1.09 (0.74-1.62) 0.632 - -
45-54 191 59 1.02 (0.67-1.55) 0.907 - -
55-64 110 38 1.21 (0.74-1.96) 0.440 - -
65-74 52 17 1.11 (0.58-2.12) 0.743 - -
≥75 29 11 1.40 (0.62-312) 0.409 - -
Missing 23 5 - -
Body mass index (kg/m2)
<24.99 475 135 1.00 1.00
25-29.99 362 125 1.32 (0.98-1.78) 0.059 1.31 (0.95-1.80) 0.091
≥30 127 48 1.53 (1.01-2.30) 0.042 1.42 (0.91-2.21) 0.120
Missing 25 6
Relationship with the index patient
Grandchild 67 11 1.00 1.00
Sister/brother 61 15 1.66 (0.69-3.96) 0.254 1.37 (0.53-3.55) 0.514
Child 299 100 2.55 (1.28-5.09) 0.008 2.03 (0.95-4.34) 0.065
Grandmother, grandfather, mother, father 94 37 3.30 (1.53-7.11) 0.002 2.76 (1.18-6.44) 0.019
Spouse 142 67 4.54 (2.20-9.39) 0.001 2.98 (1.31-6.75) 0.009
Daughter-in-law 98 26 1.83 (0.83-4.03) 0.129 1.44 (0.59-3.50) 0.416
Others 228 58 1.73 (0.85-3.53) 0.128 1.53 (0.68-3.40) 0.297
Job
Workman 56 9 1.00 1.00
Employee 136 37 1.95 (0.87-4.37) 0.104 2.41 (1.00-5.84) 0.050
Housewife 395 136 2.74 (1.30-5.76) 0.008 2.44 (1.08-5.05) 0.031
Retired 51 18 2.84 (1.14-7.11) 0.025 3.18 (1.17-8.65) 0.023
Self-employed 225 73 2.50 (1.16-5.39) 0.019 2.49 (1.09-5.71) 0.030
Student 45 12 1.89 (0.71-5.02) 0.196 2.65 (0.90-7.82) 0.077
Unemployed 17 10 7.46 (2.24-24.78) 0.001 7.37 (1.95-27.75) 0.003
Others 58 18 2.35 (0.95-5.80) 0.064 2.64 (1.00-6.98) 0.049
Missing 6 1
Contact with index case 2 weeks before diagnosis
≤1 hour (daily) 188 30 1 1
>1 hour (daily) 780 280 2.94 (1.94-4.47) 0.001 2.44 (1.52-3.93) 0.001
Missing 21 4
Contact with index case during treatment
No 417 105 1 1
Yes 546 201 1.73 (1.30-2.29) 0.001 1.31 (0.95-1.79) 0.089
Missing 26 8
Contact with index case after discharge and during convalescence
≤1 hour (daily) 810 243 1 1
>1 hour (daily) 150 65 1.78 (1.24-2.54) 0.001 1.39 (0.94-2.06) 0.093
Missing 29 6
Use sharing equipment during convalescence
No 692 215 1 -
Yes 260 82 1.02 (0.75-1.38) 0.889 - -
Missing 37 17