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. 2022 Nov 30;6(2):127–133. doi: 10.24248/eahrj.v6i2.689

TABLE 2:

Association between some Selected Variables and the Covid-19 RT-PCR Positive Results, Bujumbura, July to October 2020

Variables Covid-19 status
Positive Negative OR [95% CI] P-Value
n (%) n (%)
Age group
 <10 11 (1.6) 665 (98.4) Ref.
 10-19 35 (1.6) 2202 (98.4) 1.0 [0.5-2.0] .999
 20-29 63 (1.2) 5232 (98.8) 0.7 [0.4-1.5] .433
 30-39 54 (1.1) 5067 (98.9) 0.6 [0.3-1.3] .256
 40-49 46 (1.2) 3747 (98.8) 0.7 [0.4-1.5] .485
 ≥50 34 (1.1) 2958 (98.9) 0.6 [0.4-1.4] .393
Sex
 Female 78 (1.4) 5431 (98.6) 1.3 [0.9-1.6] .113
 Male 165 (1.1) 14440 (98.9)
Contact history
 Yes 59 (1.9) 3075 (98.1) 1.8 [1.3-2.3] <.001ⱡ
 No/unknown 184 (1.1) 16796 (98.9)
Symptomatic
 Yes 164 (1.6) 10200 (98.4) 2.0 [1.5-2.6] <.001ⱡ
 No 79 (0.8) 9671 (99.2)
Fever
 Yes 18 (2.3) 759 (97.7) 2.0 [1.2-3.2] .007ⱡ
 No 225 (1.2) 19112 (98.8)
Cough
 Yes 109 (1.7) 6161 (98.3) 1.8 [1.4-2.3] <.001 ⱡ
 No 134 (1.0) 13710 (99.0)
General weakness/fatigue
 Yes 36 (2.0) 1746 (98.0) 1.8 [1.3-2.6] .002 ⱡ
 No 207 (1.1) 18125 (98.9)
Headache
 Yes 45 (1.8) 2508 (98.2) 1.6 [1.1-2.2] .008 ⱡ
 No 198 (1.1) 17363 (98.9)
Sore throat
 Yes 8 (3.2) 244 (96.8) 2.74 [1.25-5.35] .010 ⱡ
 No 235 (1.2) 19627 (98.8)
Dyspnea
 Yes 17 (1.7) 960 (98.3) 1.5 [0.9-2.4] .159
 No 226 (1.2) 18911 (98.8)
Runny nose
 Yes 69 (1.4) 4834 (98.6) 1.2 [0.9-1.6] .164
 No 174 (1.1) 15037 (98.9)
Anosmia
 Yes 2 (3.3) 58 (96.7) 2.8 [0.7-11.7] .359
 No 241 (1.2) 19813 (98.8)
Comorbidity
 Yes 11 (1.4) 787 (98.6) 1.2 [0.6-2.1] .756
 No 230 (1.2) 19084 (98.8)