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Table 5 Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the participants with discordant results

From: Accuracy of saliva for SARS-CoV-2 detection in outpatients and their household contacts during the circulation of the Omicron variant of concern

Characteristics

Concordant results

Discordant results

p-value

 

N (%)

N (%)

 

Sex

   

 Male

128 (40.3)

16 (34.0)

0.416

 Female

190 (59.7)

31 (66.0)

Age

   

 <18 years

98 (30.8)

13 (27.7)

0.660

 ≥18 years

220 (69.2)

34 (72.3)

Highest educational attainment

   

 Primary or lower

123 (39.7)

22 (47.8)

0.294

 Secondary or higher

187(60.3)

24 (52.2)

Main Comorbidities

   

 Allergic rhinitis (< 18 years)

   

  No

83 (84.7)

12 (92.3)

0.688*

  Yes

15 (15.3)

1 (7.7)

 Asthma (< 18 years)

   

  No

85 (86.7)

12 (92.3)

1.000*

  Yes

13 (13.3)

1 (7.7)

 Allergic rhinitis (≥ 18 years)

   

  No

185 (84.1)

30 (88.2)

0.533

 Yes

35 (15.9)

4 (11.8)

 Asthma (≥ 18 years)

   

  No

210 (95.5)

33 (97.1)

1.000*

  Yes

10 (4.5)

1 (2.9)

 Hypertension (≥ 18 years)

   

  No

164 (74.5)

24 (70.6)

0.624

  Yes

56 (25.5)

10 (29.4)

 Obesity (≥ 18 years)

   

  No

188 (85.5)

25 (73.5)

0.079

  Yes

32 (14.5)

9 (26.5)

 Diabetes Mellitus (≥ 18 years)

   

  No

203 (92.3)

33 (97.1)

0.482*

  Yes

17 (7.7)

1 (2.9)

 Thyroid dysfunction (≥ 18 years)

   

  No

203 (92.3)

33 (97.1)

0.482*

  Yes

17 (7.7)

1 (2.9)

  1. Highest educational attainment (missing = 9); *Fisher’s exact test