Multivariable logistic regression results on the association between reported COVID-19 symptoms and testing for COVID-19 among male respondents
| Variables | aOR (95% CI) Model 1 | aOR (95% CI) Model 2 | aOR (95% CI) Model 3 | aOR (95% CI) Model 4 | aOR (95% CI) Model 5 |
| COVID-19 symptoms among respondents and/or household member | |||||
| No | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| Yes | 1.40 (0.64 to 3.09) | 1.37 (0.61 to 3.08) | 1.33 (0.58 to 3.08) | 1.32 (0.58 to 2.99) | 1.31 (0.57 to 2.97) |
| Age | |||||
| 18–44 | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | |
| 45–64 | 0.85 (0.42 to 1.75) | 0.88 (0.43 to 1.80) | 1.05 (0.51 to 2.15) | 1.05 (0.51 to 2.13) | |
| 65–84 | 0.99 (0.50 to 1.97) | 1.07 (0.53 to 2.16) | 1.20 (0.59 to 2.43) | 1.16 (0.57 to 2.37) | |
| 85 years and above | – | – | – | – | |
| Province | |||||
| Quebec | Reference | Reference | Reference | ||
| British Columbia | 0.18** (0.08 to 0.55) | 0.15** (0.05 to 0.48) | 0.15** (0.05 to 0.48) | ||
| Ontario | 1.60 (0.91 to 2.81) | 1.53 (0.87 to 2.70) | 1.57 (0.88 to 2.79) | ||
| Alberta | 3.82** (1.46 to 10.02) | 4.08** (1.55 to 10.75) | 4.12*** (1.56 to 10.89) | ||
| Other provinces | 0.49 (0.14 to 1.66) | 0.51 (0.15 to 1.72) | 0.53 (0.16 to 1.80) | ||
| Ethnic groups | |||||
| White | Reference | Reference | Reference | ||
| Black | 0.18 (0.03 to 1.12) | 0.23 (0.04 to 1.42) | 0.23 (0.04 to 1.47) | ||
| Mixed race | 1.35 (0.35 to 5.29) | 1.54 (0.40 to 5.96) | 1.61 (0.40 to 6.40) | ||
| Other | 1.73 (0.54 to 5.49) | 1.88 (0.60 to 5.90) | 1.90 (0.61 to 5.97) | ||
| Minority group | |||||
| No | Reference | Reference | Reference | ||
| Yes | 0.94 (0.33 to 2.66) | 0.80 (0.28 to 2.31) | 0.83 (0.28 to 2.43) | ||
| Highest level of education | |||||
| High school or less | Reference | Reference | |||
| College/CEGEP or undergraduate university degree | 1.73 (0.72 to 4.15) | 1.70 (0.70 to 4.08) | |||
| Postgraduate | 1.65 (0.58 to 4.65) | 1.58 (0.55 to 4.54) | |||
| Total income in 2019 | |||||
| Less than US$20 000 | Reference | Reference | |||
| US$20 000 to less than US$50 000 | 0.63 (0.28 to 1.43) | 0.63 (0.27 to 1.44) | |||
| US$50 000 to less than US$100 000 | 0.56 (0.23 to 1.32) | 0.55 (0.23 to 1.30) | |||
| US$100 000 or more | 0.45 (0.13 to 1.51) | 0.49 (0.15 to 1.60) | |||
| No of household members | |||||
| 1 | Reference | ||||
| 2–3 | 0.72 (0.35 to 1.45) | ||||
| 4 or more | 0.64 (0.24 to 1.68) |
Exponentiated coefficients; 95% CIs in brackets.
Model 1: Contains only reported COVID-19 symptoms and testing.
Model 2: Adjusted for gender and age.
Model 3: Adjusted for gender, age, province, ethnicity and minority group.
Model 4: Adjusted for gender, age, province, ethnicity, and minority group, highest level of education and total income in 2019.
Model 5: Adjusted for gender, age, province, ethnicity and minority group, highest level of education, total income in 2019 and number of household members.
*P<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001.
aOR, adjusted OR.