Table 1

Characteristics of the study sample

Antibody negativeAntibody positive
n=5850n=212
Pre-existing characteristics
Age, mean (SD)41.6 (12.0)38.5 (11.2)
Male gender (%)1876 (32)73 (34)
Hispanic ethnicity (%)1097 (19)62 (29)
Race (%)
 Asian1809 (31)57 (27)
 Black354 (6)18 (8)
 White2938 (50)104 (49)
 Other749 (13)33 (16)
Current smoker (%)99 (2)3 (1)
Current vape user (%)83 (1)4 (2)
Medical conditions (%)
 Asthma733 (13)14 (7)
 Autoimmune disease228 (4)4 (2)
 Cancer195 (4)3 (1)
 Cardiovascular127 (2)2 (1)
 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease84 (2)0 (0)
 Diabetes mellitus371 (7)8 (4)
 Hypertension967 (17)26 (13)
BMI, mean (SD)26.7 (5.6)26.3 (5.1)
Obesity, BMI≥30 (%)998 (23)32 (21)
Potential COVID-19-related exposures
Personal diagnosis of COVID-19 (%)530 (9)104 (50)
Household member diagnosed with COVID-19 (%)51 (1)31 (15)
Domestic travel since September 2019 (%)2127 (37)54 (26)
International travel since September 2019 (%)1324 (23)44 (21)
Regular contact with patients with COVID-19 (%)1358 (24)86 (41)
Work on a unit housing/caring for patients with COVID-19 (%)1600 (27)93 (44)
Type of dwelling (%)
 Apartment2636 (46)93 (44)
 House2914 (51)107 (51)
 Other216 (4)9 (4)
Number of people living in the home, mean (SD)2.3 (1.7)2.4 (1.8)
Any persons in the home under age 18 years (%)1843 (32)65 (31)
Any persons in the home under age 12 years (%)1467 (25)51 (24)
Cats as household pets (%)783 (13)27 (13)
Dogs as household pets (%)2189 (37)95 (45)
Potential COVID-19-related responses
Fever (%)497 (9)87 (43)
Chills (%)683 (12)95 (46)
Headache (%)2061 (36)126 (61)
Conjunctivitis (%)162 (3)14 (7)
Anosmia (%)252 (4)107 (52)
Nasal congestion (%)1611 (28)104 (51)
Rhinorrhoea (%)1493 (26)82 (41)
Dry cough (%)1235 (22)108 (53)
Productive cough (%)542 (10)50 (25)
Sore throat (%)1368 (24)81 (40)
Chest pain (%)453 (8)45 (22)
Dyspnoea (%)604 (11)66 (33)
Anorexia (%)390 (7)78 (38)
Nausea (%)657 (12)52 (25)
Vomiting (%)188 (3)15 (8)
Diarrhoea (%)853 (15)59 (29)
Myalgias (%)1033 (18)117 (58)
Fatigue (%)1447 (25)135 (66)
Skin changes (%)261 (5)15 (8)
Stroke symptoms (%)35 (1)3 (2)
Sneezing (%)1863 (33)94 (47)
  • BMI, body mass index.