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. 2022 Oct 7;51(3):261–267. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2022.09.027

Table 2.

Self-reported behavioral characteristics, 10 days preceding match date

Case participants (self-reported positive test) Control participants (never self-reported positive test) P-value*
N 3,901 27,813
Daily survey response rate 0.731±0.297 0.653±0.327 <.001
Any days interaction without mask <.001
 No (no days) 2,244 (57.5%) 17,706 (63.7%)
 Yes (at least 1 day) 1,657 (42.5%) 10,107 (36.3%)
Proportion days interaction without mask 0.18±0.28 0.16±0.28 <.001
Any known exposure <.001
 No 1,789 (45.9%) 25,227 (90.7%)
 Yes 2,112 (54.1%) 2,586 (9.3%)
Any days reporting at least one symptoms <.001
 No 703 (18.0%) 20,174 (72.7%)
 Yes 3,192 (82.0%) 7,593 (27.3%)
Any days reporting 3+ symptoms <.001
 No 1,642 (42.1%) 25,747 (92.6%)
 Yes 2,259 (57.9%) 2,066 (7.4%)
Sought treatment <.001
 No 3,086 (79.1%) 26,780 (96.3%)
 Yes 815 (20.9%) 1,033 (3.7%)

P-values for Pearson's Chi-squared test for categorical variables and Welch's 2-sample t-test for continuous variables.

Participants who responded “No” to the question: “In the last 24 hours, have you worn a face mask or face covering every time you interacted with others (not in your household) within a distance of less than 6 feet?.”