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Table 2 Differences between traced and untraced index case populations and contact and secondary case populations for key characteristics. Key: 1 mean, median (IQR); 2 Welch two sample t-test, Pearson’s Chi-squared test

From: Risk of transmission of SARS-CoV-2 on international flights, a retrospective cohort study using national surveillance data in England

Characteristic

Traced

n = 13,616 (%)

Not traced

n = 11,307 (%)

p value 2

Contacts only

n = 662,560 (%)

Secondary cases

n = 5,289 (%)

p value 2

Age

 

38, 37 (22, 52)1

41, 43 (27, 56) 1

< 0.001

44, 43 (30, 56)1

46, 46 (33, 57) 1

< 0.001

Sex

 

< 0.001

  

< 0.001

Female

2,256 (17)

2,130 (19)

 

42,052 (6)

389 (7)

 

Male

2,408 (18)

2,328 (21)

 

45,329 (7)

476 (9)

 

Unknown

8,952 (66)

6,849 (61)

 

575,179 (87)

4,424 (84)

 

Number of vaccinations

 

< 0.001

  

< 0.001

None

2,414 (18)

1,292 (11)

 

50,034 (7.6)

604 (11)

 

Partially (one)

850 (6.2)

398 (3.5)

 

18,725 (2.8)

166 (3.1)

 

Fully (two)

8,133 (60)

8,301 (73)

 

331,447 (50)

2,374 (45)

 

Unknown

2,219 (16)

1,316 (12)

 

262,354 (40)

2,145 (41)