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Table 3 Patient demographics with respect to positive or negative COVID-19 swab test

From: Socioeconomic and immigration status and COVID-19 testing in Toronto, Ontario: retrospective cross-sectional study

Characteristics

COVID-19 swab test

Total

Negative

Positive

N

N

Prevalence (%)

N

Site

NYGH*(site 1)

52,272

1207

2.26%

53,479

WCH** (site 2)

29,531

433

1.45%

29,964

Age group (years)

0–9 years

4563

46

1.00%

4609

10–19 years

5093

98

1.89%

5191

20–29 years

18,488

425

2.25%

18,913

30–39 years

16,602

312

1.84%

16,914

40–49 years

11,617

306

2.57%

11,923

50–59 years

11,446

262

2.24%

11,708

60–69 years

8570

140

1.61%

8710

70+ years

5419

51

0.93%

5470

Missing

5

0

0%

5

Sex

Female

47,646

918

1.89%

48,564

Male

34,157

722

2.07%

34,879

Income Quintiles

1(=lowest)

14,926

594

3.83%

15,520

2

14,699

322

2.14%

15,021

3

13,523

223

1.62%

13,746

4

14,130

229

1.59%

14,359

5

23,603

266

1.11%

23,869

Missing

922

6

0.65%

928

Immigration terciles

1(=lowest foreign-born population)

11,866

106

0.89%

11,972

2

34,268

522

1.50%

34,790

3

34,454

1001

2.82%

35,455

Missing

1215

11

0.90%

1226

Travel

No

80,090

1586

1.94%

81,676

Yes

1713

54

3.06%

1767

Total

81,803

1640

1.97%

83,443

  1. *NYGH North York General Hospital, **WCH Women’s College Hospital