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Table 5.

Linear regression analysis (dependent variable: CT value).

Variables	Beta^a	95% CI		p value^b
Variables	Beta^a	Lower bound	Upper bound	p value^b
Age	0.250	0.116	0.384	<0.001
Exposure to SARS-CoV-2	−6.154	−7.642	−4.667	<0.001
Temperature ≥37.8 °C	−3.079	−4.839	−1.319	0.001
Respiratory symptoms	−3.043	−4.859	−1.227	0.001
Other symptoms	2.796	0.910	4.682	0.004
Asymptomatic	4.140	1.676	6.604	0.001

^aAmount of change of the dependent variable (CT value) for a 1-unit increase of the independent variable.

^bSignificant p values (according to a Bonferroni-corrected p value of 0.05/6 = 0.008) are given in bold.