Table 2 Associations among political affiliation, health status, and COVID-19 prevention behavior

1: political affiliation

Trump vs. Biden

0.48***

[0.32, 0.73]

6.59

0.28**

[0.13, 0.64]

5.99

0.15***

[0.08, 0.26]

14.04

0.34***

[0.18, 0.62]

14.04

Other/neither vs. Biden

1.00

[0.57, 1.75]

0.92

[0.29, 2.89]

0.56

[0.25, 1.24]

1.42

[0.65, 3.10]

2: health status

Underlying health condition vs. not

0.90

[0.52, 1.56]

0.13

0.54

[0.15, 2.00]

0.85

0.86

[0.41, 1.82]

0.24

0.75

[0.32, 1.74]

0.24

3. caretaker of someone with underlying health condition

Caretaker of someone with underlying health condition vs. not

1.30

[0.59, 2.84]

0.43

0.40

[0.13, 1.19]

2.72

0.92

[0.39, 2.15]

1.06

0.57

[0.23, 1.39]

1.06

4: political affiliation among individuals with underlying health conditions – sensitivity analysis

Trump vs. Biden

0.50**

[0.32, 0.78]

5.87

0.37*

[0.16, 0.85]

3.70

0.14***

[0.07, 0.26]

12.77

0.37***

[0.19, 0.73]

12.77

Other/neither vs. Biden

1.12

[0.60, 2.10]

0.96

[0.29, 3.15]

0.51

[0.22, 1.20]

1.36

[0.59, 3.15]

5: underlying health – sensitivity analysis

Obesity only vs. neither obesity nor other high-risk health conditions

1.52

[0.54, 4.25]

2.89

0.65

[0.07, 6.57]

0.62

1.27

[0.29, 5.53]

0.69

1.57

[0.31, 7.96]

0.69

Other high-risk health conditions only vs. neither obesity nor other high-risk health conditions

1.01

[0.58, 1.77]

0.56

[0.15, 2.06]

0.93

[0.43, 1.98]

0.78

[0.33, 1.84]

Obesity and other health conditions vs. neither obesity nor other high-risk health conditions

0.48*

[0.24, 0.96]

0.36

[0.08, 1.65]

0.61

[0.24, 1.53]

0.46

[0.16, 1.31]