At-home sample collection is an effective strategy for diagnosis and management of symptomatic and asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 carriers

Table 2 Demographic characteristics of the study population (N = 282,831)^a

Group	Value
	N (%)
Sex
Female	149,044 (52.7%)
Male	133,787 (47.3%)
Age^b
18–21 years	53,014 (18.7%)
22–45 years	147,422 (52.1%)
46–65 years	68,464 (24.2%)
66 + years	13,931 (4.9%)
Race
American Indian or Alaska Native	2003 (0.7%)
Asian	15,398 (5.4%)
Black or African American	27,394 (9.7%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander	1127 (0.4%)
White	195,770 (69.2%)
Two or more races	9178 (3.2%)
Other	13,604 (4.8%)
Race Unknown	18,357 (6.5%)
Ethnicity
Latino or Hispanic	30,498 (10.8%)
Not Latino or Hispanic	218,736 (77.3%)
Ethnicity Unknown	33,597 (11.9%)
Healthcare provider
Yes	41,439 (14.7%)
No	227,146 (80.3%)
Unknown	14,246 (5.0%)
Risk of severe infection^c
High Risk	81,294 (28.7%)
Low Risk	201,537 (71.3%)
Pregnancy status^d
Pregnant	2265 (1.5%)
Not pregnant	146,297 (98.2%)
Unknown status	482 (0.3%)

^aOf these 282,831 individuals, 199,673 only tested once, while 83,158 tested more than once. Sixty-seven (67) individuals (0.02%) were considered reinfected after testing positive twice with > 90 days between the two collection dates
^bMedian age is 35 years; IQR = 27 (22–49)
^cRisk was determined according to user-reported comorbidities and age
^dN = 149,044, the number of females in the study population

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