Table 2.
Multinomial logistic regression identifying correlates of COVID symptoms and testing outcomes (ref=no symptoms/negative test)
| Variable | Symptoms but no test | Tested positive | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | CI | p | OR | CI | p | |
| Sociodemographics | ||||||
| Age | 1.02 | .98, 1.06 | .409 | .96 | .89, 1.02 | .198 |
| Female (ref: male) a | .80 | .56, 1.12 | .194 | .58 | .34, .99 | .045 |
| Sexual minority (ref: heterosexual) | 1.14 | .79, 1.64 | .486 | .87 | .45, 1.66 | .666 |
| Race (ref: White) | ||||||
| Black | .64 | .27, 1.54 | .317 | 1.38 | .45, 4.22 | .574 |
| Asian | .38 | .19, .77 | .008 | .94 | .40, 2.23 | .892 |
| Other | 1.19 | .71, 2.01 | .513 | 1.12 | .48, 2.61 | .797 |
| Hispanic (ref: non-Hispanic) | .68 | .37, 1.26 | .221 | .99 | .40, 2.46 | .983 |
| Predictors of interest | ||||||
| MSA (ref: Oklahoma City) b | ||||||
| Atlanta | 1.07 | .52, 2.19 | .856 | .70 | .33, 1.48 | .350 |
| Boston | 1.49 | .76, 2.92 | .246 | .18 | .06, .53 | .002 |
| Minneapolis | 1.19 | .59, 2.40 | .624 | .50 | .23, 1.13 | .095 |
| San Diego | .75 | .35, 1.60 | .449 | .16 | .05, .50 | .002 |
| Seattle | .99 | .48, 2.03 | .973 | .20 | .07, .59 | .003 |
| Social distancing adherence | .95 | .79, 1.15 | .609 | .70 | .53, .92 | .009 |
| Sanitary adherence | .96 | .78, 1.19 | .714 | 1.06 | .79, 1.41 | .712 |
| Employment status (ref: work outside of home) | ||||||
| Unemployed | 1.61 | .91, 2.82 | .099 | .62 | .25, 1.53 | .302 |
| Work from home | 1.73 | .84, 3.58 | .138 | 1.18 | .43, 3.25 | .755 |
| Switched to work from home | 1.43 | .89, 2.31 | .136 | .88 | .44, 1.75 | .706 |
| Laid off | 1.48 | .80, 2.71 | .210 | .96 | .41, 2.28 | .934 |
| New employment | 1.96 | .89, 4.34 | .095 | .28 | .04, 2.18 | .225 |
| Other | 2.15 | 1.01, 4.60 | .047 | 1.07 | .30, 3.80 | .918 |
| Household composition * | ||||||
| Partner/spouse | .78 | .52, 1.18 | .246 | 1.72 | .90, 3.28 | .101 |
| Children | .70 | .38, 1.29 | .247 | .57 | .23, 1.39 | .217 |
| Others (other than partner/children) | .86 | .57, 1.30 | .477 | 1.07 | .55, 2.09 | .848 |
| Political orientation (ref: no lean) | ||||||
| Democrat | 1.51 | .86, 2.66 | .152 | .92 | .43, 1.95 | .819 |
| Republican | .94 | .44, 1.99 | .874 | 1.17 | .49, 2.78 | .730 |
| Nagelkerke R2 | .081 | |||||
Notes * Dummy coded, so each is compared to “no” for that variable. a 69 participants responded as “other” and were thus excluded from analyses. b 198 participants resided in “other” MSA at W5 and were excluded from primary analyses