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 |