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. 2022 May 8;50(9):969–974. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2022.04.010

Table 3.

General Estimating Equation (GEE) model predicting correct mask use and distancing

Masking Model
Distancing Model
OR (95% CI) P value OR (95% CI) P value
Age
 Toddler 0.09 (0.06,0.14) <.0001 0.33 (0.23,0.47) <.0001
 Child 0.59 (0.45,0.76) <.0001 0.31 (0.24,0.40) <.0001
 Teen 0.82 (0.63,1.06) 0.1335 0.50 (0.42,0.60) <.0001
 Adult 0.74 (0.65,0.83) <.0001 0.80 (0.75,0.85) <.0001
 Seniors 1.00 (-) - 1.00 (-) -
Race/Ethnicity
 Non–Hispanic White 1.00 (-) - 1.00 (-) -
 Non–Hispanic Black/African American 1.57 (1.14,2.16) 0.0056 1.44 (1.25,1.65) <.0001
 Non–Hispanic Asian 2.80 (2.48,3.15) <.0001 1.01 (0.90,1.13) 0.8635
 Hispanic/Latinx 1.51 (1.30,1.75) <.0001 0.82 (0.71,0.95) 0.0067
 Unknown/unable to determine 1.74 (1.37,2.20) <.0001 0.91 (0.78,1.07) 0.2777
Gender
 Male 1.00 (-) - 1.00 (-) -
 Female 1.50 (1.43,1.57) <.0001 0.76 (0.70,0.81) <.0001
 Non–Binary/Unknown 0.97 (0.67,1.40) 0.8704 0.86 (0.50,1.48) 0.5795
Physical Activity
 Sedentary 1.35 (0.90,2.03) 0.1420 0.33 (0.23,0.49) <.0001
 Moderate 2.63 (1.76,3.93) <.0001 0.39 (0.26,0.59) <.0001
 Vigorous 1.00 (-) - 1.00 (-) -
Group*
Not in a group 1.81 (0.79,4.13) 0.1609 - -
Group of 2 1.66 (0.67,4.09) 0.2710 - -
Group of 3 to 5 1.57 (0.64,3.84) 0.3210 - -
Group of 6 to 9 1.23 (0.50,3.07) 0.6513 - -
Group of 10 or more 1.00 (-) - - -
Distancing*
 No 1.00 (-) - - -
 Yes 1.18 (0.999,1.39) 0.0522 - -
Location Type
 Retail 1.00 (-) - 1.00 (-) -
 Beach/Pier/Park/Playground/Trail 0.09 (0.06,0.15) <.0001 0.79 (0.65,0.96) 0.0163
 Restaurant 0.39 (0.29,0.53) <.0001 0.88 (0.42,1.82) 0.7258
 Miscellaneous Areas 0.41 (0.25,0.68) 0.0004 1.52 (0.53,4.36) 0.4324
 Street 0.42 (0.26,0.66) 0.0002 0.83 (0.55,1.25) 0.3779
 School/University Campus 0.68 (0.33,1.40) 0.2924 1.67 (0.88,3.17) 0.1137
Month-Year
 Sep-20 1.00 (-) - 1.00 (-) -
 Oct-20 1.57 (1.26,1.95) <.0001 1.15 (0.96,1.39) 0.1338
 Nov-20 1.69 (1.44,1.99) <.0001 1.15 (0.88,1.49) 0.3167
 Dec-20 3.21 (2.11,4.87) <.0001 1.17 (0.96,1.43) 0.1271
 Jan-21 2.72 (2.25,3.29) <.0001 1.12 (1.05,1.19) 0.0005
 Feb-21 2.92 (2.29,3.72) <.0001 1.39 (1.11,1.74) 0.0039
 Mar-21 2.68 (2.02,3.55) <.0001 0.95 (0.83,1.09) 0.4850
 Apr-21 2.41 (1.78,3.25) <.0001 0.87 (0.77,0.97) 0.0139
 May-21 2.21 (1.14,4.27) 0.0186 0.74 (0.62,0.88) 0.0005
 Jun-21 0.87 (0.56,1.33) 0.5099 1.02 (0.74,1.42) 0.8837
 Jul-21 0.52 (0.33,0.83) 0.0066 1.16 (0.85,1.58) 0.3539
 Aug-21 0.89 (0.63,1.26) 0.5203 1.07 (0.84,1.37) 0.5891
Population Density (1000/sq. mile) 1.01 (0.98,1.04) 0.5351 1.02 (0.98,1.07) 0.2971
Percent Families below poverty line 1.01 (0.98,1.04) 0.6785 0.98 (0.96,0.9998) 0.0479
Region
 Southern California 1.00 (-) - 1.00 (-) -
 Northern California 1.62 (0.98,2.68) 0.0611 1.71 (1.13,2.59) 0.0109
 Central California 0.55 (0.42,0.73) <.0001 0.82 (0.63,1.06) 0.1354
 Arizona, Montana, Nevada 0.89 (0.71,1.13) 0.3449 0.59 (0.32,1.10) 0.0981
 Midwest 0.90 (0.55,1.49) 0.6899 0.66 (0.50,0.89) 0.0054
 South 1.14 (0.88,1.47) 0.3336 0.91 (0.73,1.12) 0.3755
 Northeast 1.65 (1.21,2.25) 0.0016 0.53 (0.36,0.76) 0.0007
Local Masking Policy
 Not Required 1.00 (-) - 1.00 (-) -
 Recommended 1.60 (0.82,3.12) 0.1693 0.78 (0.53,1.15) 0.2102
 Required 2.99 (1.66,5.39) 0.0003 1.14 (0.72,1.80) 0.5701
Type of Day
 Weekend (S-S) 1.00 (-) - 1.00 (-) -
 Weekday (M-F) 0.93 (0.83,1.04) 0.1864 1.52 (1.26,1.83) <.0001
Correct Mask Usage⁎⁎
 No - - 1.00 (-) -
 Yes - - 1.22 (1.06,1.40) 0.0051

Not used for Distancing Model,

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Not used in Mask Adherence model.