Table 3.

Factors associated with the positivity rate (multi regression model)

Variable	OR	95% CI	P value
Sex
Female (reference)
Male	1.15	1.13–1.17	< 0.001
Age-group
0–18 Years (reference)
19–39 Years	1.25	1.22–1.28	< 0.001
40–59 Years	1.24	1.20–1.28	< 0.001
60+ Years	0.85	0.81–0.90	< 0.001
Nationality-grouped
MENA (reference)
Asian	1.29	1.27–1.32	< 0.001
African	0.90	0.84–0.96	< 0.001
Others	0.55	0.52–0.58	< 0.001
Symptoms presentation
Asymptomatic (reference)
Symptomatic	4.52	4.42–4.64	< 0.001