Table 1.
Participant and specimen characteristics.
| Participant Characteristics | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| CUIMC (n = 17) | Cantor Bioconnect (n = 22) | Total (n = 39) | |
| Age | |||
| Median (Interquartile range) | 43 (19) | 38 (13) | 39 (15) |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| Female | 9 | 14 | 23 |
| Race | |||
| White/Non-Hispanic | 9 | n/a | 9 |
| Black/Non-Hispanic | 1 | n/a | 1 |
| Hispanic | 4 | n/a | 4 |
| Asian | 3 | n/a | 3 |
| Pre-existing medical conditions | |||
| Chronic Heart Disease | |||
| Chronic Obstructive pulmonary disease | 1 | n/a | 1 |
| Hypertension | |||
| Diabetes Mellitus | 3 | n/a | 3 |
| HIV | |||
| Cancer | 1 | n/a | 1 |
| None of the above | 1 | n/a | 1 |
| 1 | n/a | 1 | |
| 1 | n/a | 1 | |
| 12 | n/a | 12 | |
| Hospitalization | 3 | n/a | 3 |
| Loss of taste at baseline | |||
| Yes | 13 | n/a | 13 |
| No | 4 | n/a | 4 |
| Xerostomia at baseline | |||
| Yes | 10 | n/a | 10 |
| No | 5 | n/a | 5 |
| Not Reported | 2 | n/a | 2 |
| Specimen Characteristics | |||
| Saliva | 48 specimens | 27 specimens | 75 saliva specimens |
| (from 17 participants) | (from 22 participants) | (from 39 participants) | |
| Serum | 19 specimens | 27specimens | 46 specimens |
| (from 17 participants) | (from 22 participants) | (from 36 participants) | |