Characteristics and Behaviors Associated with Prevalent SARS-CoV-2 Infection

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Table 1 Baseline Characteristics of Participants with and without a Positive SARS-CoV-2 Test for Active Infection

	Tested Positive N=484	Everyone Else (Tested Negative, Not Tested) N=35,557	p-value
Primary Residence in USA	461 (95.2%)	32,989 (92.8%)	0.033
Median Age (IQR)	42.0 (36.0–51.0)^a	43.0 (35.0–54.0)^b	0.17
Female Biological Sex	361 (75.8%)	23,163 (65.1%)	<0.001
Race/Ethnicity			<0.001
White	403 (84.7%)	28,902 (81.3%)
Black	7 (1.5%)	336 (0.9%)
Hispanic (any race)	47 (9.9%)	2581 (7.3%)
Asian or Pacific Islander	10 (2.1%)	1919 (5.4%)
Other (including multiracial)	9 (1.9%)	813 (2.3%)
Highest Level of Education			<0.001
Less than high school	3 (0.6%)	164 (0.5%)
High school graduate	27 (5.7%)	1356 (3.8%)
College Graduate (including associate degree)	268 (55.4%)	17,552 (49.4%)
Graduate school	171 (35.3%)	15,035 (42.3%)
Other	7 (1.4%)	427 (1.2%)
Healthcare worker	181 (37.4%)	7299 (20.5%)	<0.001
Children living with you	205 (42.4%)	11,529 (32.4%)	<0.001
Children home from college living with you	40 (8.3%)	2778 (7.8%)	0.67
Any pets at home	357 (73.8%)	22, 882 (64.4%)	<0.001
Cigarettes: any use in last 30 days	25 (5.4%)	1906 (5.4%)	0.92
E-cigarettes: any use in last 30 days	13 (2.8%)	1041 (2.9%)	0.89
Marijuana: any use in last 30 days	31 (6.8%)	3300 (9.3%)	0.027
Atrial fibrillation	7 (1.5%)	952 (2.7%)	0.09
Anemia	54 (11.4%)	3512 (9.9%)	0.36
Asthma	52 (11.0%)	3482 (9.8%)	0.49
Cancer	14 (3.0%)	1023 (2.9%)	1.00
Coronary artery disease	8 (1.7%)	825 (2.2%)	0.45
Congestive heart failure	3 (0.6%)	220 (0.6%)	1.00
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	10 (2.1%)	569 (1.6%)	0.46
Diabetes	18 (3.8%)	1400 (3.9%)	0.91
High blood pressure	86 (18.1%)	6777 (19.1%)	0.48
Human immunodeficiency virus	4 (0.8%)	139 (0.4%)	0.13
Immunodeficiency	20 (4.2%)	701 (2.0.%)	0.003
Myocardial infarct	3 (0.6%)	340 (1.0%)	0.64
Pregnant	10 (2.1%)	306 (0.9%)	0.011
Sleep apnea	45 (9.5%)	3578 (10.1%)	0.60
Stroke	5 (1.1%)	433 (1.2%)	1.00
Received flu shot within the year	352 (72.9%)	26,258 (73.8%)	0.64

Notes: ^aThe youngest and oldest ages of participants within the “Tested Positive” group was 18 years and 78 years, respectively. ^bThe youngest and oldest ages of participants within the “Everyone Else” group was 18 years and 91 years, respectively.

Figure 1 Forest plot of adjusted odds ratios for participants with prevalent positive SARS-CoV-2 test results. Race/ethnicity categories were compared against non-Hispanic white participants. Y error bars indicate 95% confidence intervals.