Table 2 Sociodemographic characteristics and potential risk factors for COVID-19 infection amongst fever clinic attendees—by test result
From: The burden of COVID-19 infection in a rural Tamil Nadu community
|  | Positive n = 182 | Negative n = 168 | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age in Years—median (IQR) | 44 (32, 56) | 31.5 (19.3, 58.8) | < 0.001* |
Gender (n male, %) | 129 (70.9) | 84 (50) | < 0.001* |
Education (n, %) | |||
 Less than high school | 61 (33.5) | 88 (52.4) | < 0.001* |
 High School and above | 121 (66.5) | 80 (47.6) | |
Occupation (n, %) | |||
 Homemakers, unemployed | 58 (32) | 95 (56.5) | < 0.001 |
 Unskilled labourer, semiskilled | 34 (18.6) | 35 (20.8) | |
 Cultivation/farmer | 6 (3.3) | 6 (3.6) | |
 Business | 28 (15.4) | 9 (5.4) | |
 Professional | 19 (10.4) | 5 (3) | |
 Service jobs | 37 (20.3) | 18 (10.7) | |
Housing facility (n, %) | |||
 Poor housing (Thatched roof) | 38 (19.9) | 51(30.4) | 0.042 |
 Good housing (Concrete house) | 144 (79.1) | 117 (69.6) | |
Smoker (n, %) | 6 (3.3) | 8 (4.8) | 0.485 |
Travel history (n, %) | 131 (72) | 134(79.8) | 0.090 |
Contact with confirmed/suspected case (n, %) | 41 (22.5) | 24(14.3) | 0.048 |
Attended gathering in last 14Â days (n, %) | |||
 Death ceremony | 67 (36.8) | 32 (19) | < 0.001 |
 Small community gathering | 12 (6.6) | 2 (1.2) | |
 Wedding | 10 (5.5) | 5 (3) | |
 Market | 5 (2.7) | 7 (4.2) | |
 Other | 36 (19.8) | 18 (10.7) | |
Co-morbidities | |||
 Chronic lung disease | 9 (4.9) | 13 (7.7) | 0.282 |
 Chronic Kidney, Liver, Heart disease | 9 (4.9) | 3 (1.8) |  |
 Diabetes | 42 (23.1) | 20 (11.9) | 0.006* |
 Hypertension | 29 (15.9) | 19 (11.3) | 0.209 |
 Immunosuppressive drugs | 0 (0) | 1 (0.6) |  |