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. 2022 Dec 20;17(12):e0278825. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0278825

Table 1. Sociodemographic characteristics, past medical history, and vaccination status of participants (n = 487).

Socio-demographic characteristics
Variable n (%)
Age (Mean (SD); Range) 39 (15); 18 to 88
Females 199 (40.9)
Education Illiterate/No formal education 24 (4.9)
Studied up to 10 std or below 116 (23.8)
Higher secondary 75 (15.4)
College Graduate 218 (44.8)
Post-graduate and above 54 (11.1)
Current Occupation Unemployed/Student/Homemaker 205 (42.1)
Professionals/Technical/Administrators 149 (30.6)
Skilled and Unskilled Manual laborer 54 (11.1)
Retired 11 (2.3)
Other 68 (13.9)
Occupation involving COVID-19 management 30 (6.2)
BMI (n = 484) Underweight (<18.5) 24 (5)
Normal (18.5–24.9) 284 (58.7)
Overweight (25.0–29.9) 153 (31.6)
Obese (≥30.0) 23 (4.7)
Past Medical History
History of COVID-19 before the current episode 18 (3.7)
Diagnosed to have Diabetes 58 (11.9)
Diagnosed to have Hypertension 51 (10.5)
Diagnosed to have Anxiety 3 (0.6)
Diagnosed to have Asthma 15 (3.1)
Diagnosed to have Tuberculosis 5 (1)
Diagnosed to have Cancer 19 (3.9)
Diagnosed to have other medical condition 53 (10.9)
Participants who gave history of substance use 54 (11.1)
Smoking status Current smoker 16 (3.3)
Former (Not smoked more than one year) 7 (1.4)
Chewable tobacco 32 (6.6)
Alcohol use 19 (3.9)
COVID-19 Vaccination status
Participants who received two doses of COVID-19 vaccine 287 (58.9)
Participants who received one dose of COVID-19 vaccine 81 (16.6)
Participants who did not receive COVID-19 vaccine 119 (24.5)