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. 2022 Jul 23;71(6):421–431. doi: 10.1097/NNR.0000000000000610

TABLE 4.

COVID-19 Status Data by Race/Ethnicity in Nurse Participants

Variable Overall White Black Hispanic Asian Other p
n = 8,606 n = 7,282 n = 255 n = 480 n = 338 n = 251
Exposure to SARS-CoV-2 virus, n (%)
 Any exposure 4,563 (54.4) 3,798 (53.3) 135 (58.2) 281 (60.6) 205 (62.7) 144 (59.3) .0001
 Exposed at work place 4,207 (50.2) 3,494 (49.1) 124 (53.4) 265 (57.1) 193 (59.0) 131 (53.9) <.0001
 Exposed in community 790 (9.4) 674 (9.5) 19 (8.2) 42 (9.1) 25 (7.6) 30 (12.3) .3864
 Exposed at work place among those reported any exposure 4,207 (92.2) 3,494 (92.0) 124 (91.9) 265 (94.3) 193 (94.1) 131 (91.0) .5001
SARS-CoV-2 viral test, n (%)
 Ever tested (among overall) 3,493 (40.6) 2,918 (40.1) 123 (48.2) 211 (44.0) 128 (37.9) 113 (45.0) .0151
 Tested positive (among ever tested) 356 (10.2) 289 (9.9) 19 (15.4) 22 (10.4) 12 (9.4) 14 (12.4) .3222
SARS-CoV-2 antibody test, n (%)
 Ever tested (among overall) 1,523 (17.7) 1,306 (17.9) 40 (15.7) 75 (15.6) 58 (17.2) 44 (17.5) .6488
 Tested positive (among ever tested) 173 (11.4) 141 (10.8) 6 (15.0) 17 (22.7) 5 (8.6) 4 (9.1) .0253
SARS-CoV-2 viral or antibody test positive or physician diagnosis of COVID-19 577 (6.7) 455 (6.2) 29 (11.4) 47 (9.8) 21 (6.2) 25 (10.0) .0001