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. 2023 Jan 19;18(1):e0279879. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0279879

Table 4. Characteristics of cluster cases.

Characteristic Source of infection(n = 30) Secondary cases (n = 44) Test statistics P value
Gender
Male (n = 41) 20 21 χ2 = 2.59 0.153
Female (n = 33) 10 23
Occupation
Food and beverage industry (n = 1) 1 0 - -
Officers (n = 14) 8 6
Workers (n = 3) 1 2
Public places attendant (n = 2) 0 2
Houseworkers and unemployed (n = 13) 3 10
Retirees (n = 11) 5 6
workforce (n = 1) 1 0
Farmers (n = 9) 1 8
Others (n = 6) 4 2
Business services (n = 5) 3 2
Students (n = 3) 1 2
Medical staff (n = 3) 1 2
Unknown (n = 3) 1 2
Area
Urban (n = 62) 27 35 - 0.339*
Rural (n = 12) 3 9
severity
Asymptomatic cases (n = 3) 0 3 - 4.92*
Mild Cases (n = 29) 13 16
Normal Cases (n = 38) 16 22
Severe Cases (n = 3) 0 3
Critical Cases (n = 1) 1 0
Cases type
Imported cases (n = 45) 24 2 χ2 = 44.562 0
Non-imported cases (n = 45) 6 42
The detected method
Outpatient found (n = 23) 19 4 χ2 = 24.501 0
Active screening (n = 51) 11 40
Age (n)
Median (Range) 44.5 (10,77) 44 (7,89) t = 0.045 0.965
Days from illness onset to diagnosis
Median (Range) 5 (0,11) 6 (0,13) Z = -0.181 0.856
Days from diagnosis to discharged from hospital time
Median (Range) 17 (8,28) 18 (8,25) Z = -0.48 0.962
Days from onset time to discharged from hospital time
Median (Range) 21 (11,38) 22.5 (11,32) Z = -0.137 0.891

* = Fisher’s exact probability test.