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Table 1 Characteristics of healthcare professional participants by serologic status

From: Infection prevention strategies are highly protective in COVID-19 units while main risks to healthcare professionals come from coworkers and the community

Variable

All Participants

Seropositive

Seronegative

p valuea

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

Total N

654

87

567

 

Invitation cohort criteriab

 Occupational health visit

273 (41.7)

52 (59.8)

166 (29.3)

 < 0.001

 Designated COVID-19 unit

275 (42.0)

31 (35.6)

244 (43.0)

0.19

 Non-COVID-19 unit (control)

247 (37.8)

36 (41.4)

211 (37.2)

0.46

 COVID-19 HCP-outbreak unit

272 (41.6)

46 (52.9)

226 (39.9)

0.02

 COVID-19 non-HCP-outbreak unit

198 (30.3)

27 (31.0)

171 (30.2)

0.86

Age (mean, SD)

40

41 (47.1)

40 (7.1)

0.24

Male

181 (27.7)

27 (31.0)

154 (27.2)

0.42

Racec

 White

174 (26.6)

21 (24.1)

153 (27.0)

0.23

 Asian

310 (47.4)

39 (44.8)

271 (47.8)

 

 Black

10 (1.5)

2 (2.3)

10 (1.8)

 

 Other

131 (20.0)

17 (19.5)

46 (8.1)

 

Latino ethnicity

101 (15.4)

21 (24.1)

80 (14.1)

0.02

Socioeconomic status

 % Living in zipcodes where 10% or more have income below poverty line

189 (28.9)

27 (31.0)

162 (28.6)

0.64

 % Living in zipcodes where 80% or more have income below median household income

237 (36.2)

38 (43.7)

199 (35.1)

0.12

 % Living in zipcodes where owner-occupied household is less than 50%

350 (53.5)

54 (62.1)

296 (52.2)

0.09

 % Living in zipcodes where 25% or more live in a house with 1.5 or more occupants per room

312 (47.7)

52 (59.8)

260 (45.9)

0.02

 % Living in zipcodes where 50% households live in structures containing ≥ 5 units

307 (46.9)

42 (48.3)

265 (46.7)

0.79

Comorbidities (Any)

141 (21.6)

21 (24.1)

120 (21.2)

0.53

HCP role

 Registered nurse

382 (58.4)

53 (60.9)

329 (58.0)

0.12

 Nurse aide

47 (7.2)

12 (13.8)

35 (6.2)

 

 Physical/occupational therapist

12 (1.8)

2 (2.3)

10 (1.8)

 

 Respiratory therapist

8 (1.2)

1 (1.1)

7 (1.2)

 

 Physician

99 (15.1)

7 (8.0)

92 (16.2)

 

 Environmental services

12 (1.8)

1 (1.1)

11 (1.9)

 

 Other-direct patient care

33 (5.0)

2 (2.3)

31 (5.5)

 

 Not direct Pt care

61 (9.3)

9 (10.3)

52 (9.2)

 

COVID-19 patient care (Any)—Ehr reviewd

276 (42.2)

35 (40.2)

241 (42.5)

0.69

COVID-19 patient care—self-reportc

355 (54.3)

41 (47.1)

314 (55.4)

0.35

Aerosol generating procedurec

97 (14.8)

8 (9.2)

89 (15.7)

0.11

Works in ICUc

153 (23.4)

19 (21.8)

134 (23.6)

0.71

PCR results

 Positive

54 (8.3)

41 (47.1)

13 (2.3)

 < 0.01

 Negative

245 (37.5)

19 (21.8)

226 (39.9)

 

 Unknown

355 (54.3)

27 (31.0)

328 (57.8)

 

Any COVID-19 symptom on self-reportc

395 (60.4)

62 (71.3)

333 (58.7)

 < 0.01

No symptom reported

230 (35.2)

17 (19.5)

213 (37.6)

 

Symptom type

 Non febrile illness

222 (33.9)

19 (21.8)

203 (35.8)

0.01

 Fever

173 (26.5)

43 (49.4)

130 (22.9)

 < 0.01

 Fatigue

234 (35.8)

49 (56.3)

185 (32.6)

 < 0.01

 Chills

172 (26.3)

46 (52.9)

126 (22.2)

 < 0.01

 Myalgia

197 (30.1)

47 (54.0)

150 (26.5)

 < 0.01

 Congestion

298 (45.6)

42 (48.3)

256 (45.1)

0.30

 Cough

224 (34.3)

37 (42.5)

187 (33.0)

0.03

 Loss of smell

58 (8.9)

30 (34.5)

28 (4.9)

 < 0.01

 Shortness of breath

106 (16.2)

21 (24.1)

85 (15.0)

0.02

Days between symptoms and serology sample collection

 < 14 days

30 (4.6)

4 (4.6)

26 (4.6)

0.74

 15–29 days

58 (8.9)

10 (11.5)

48 (8.5)

0.69

 30–44 days

17 (2.6)

7 (8.0)

10 (1.8)

 < 0.01

 45–59 days

107 (16.4)

23 (26.4)

84 (14.8)

0.04

 60–74 days

13 (2.0)

2 (2.3)

11 (1.9)

0.67

 ≥ 75 days

169 (25.8)

15 (17.2)

154 (27.2)

 < 0.01

  1. ap value = chi square comparing seropositive with seronegative
  2. bParticipants assigned to cohort if met criteria at any time during study period and prior to serology sample collection. Occupational Health Visit = visited occupational health; Designated COVID-19 Unit = HCP (healthcare professional) assigned to work in designated COVID-19 unit. Non-COVID-19 Unit (Control) = HCP assigned to work in units that did not admit COVID-19 patients. COVID-19 HCP Outbreak Unit = HCP assigned to work in unit where there was an ongoing HCP outbreak of COVID-19. COVID-19 Non-HCP Outbreak Unit = HCP assigned to work in a unit where there was not an active HCP COVID-19 outbreak
  3. cSelf-reported on REDCAP survey
  4. dCOVID-19 patient care confirmed by Electronic Health Record (EHR)