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Table 3 Working mostly on site – by demographic characteristics, job characteristics, comorbidities and other factors (N, % and relative risk with 95 % confidence interval) - stratified by suitability for mobile work. N = 1,643

From: Low impact of regular PCR testing on presence at work site during the COVID-19 pandemic: experiences during an open observational study in Lower Saxony 2020-21

 

Job suitable for mobile office (N=1,224)Working mostly on site

Job not suitable for mobile office (N=419)Working mostly on site

N (%)

RR (95%-CI)

N (%)

RR (95%-CI)

Gender

 Male

32 (4.9)

Ref.

153(75.4)

Ref.

 Female

50 (8.9)

1.83 (1.19; 2.81)

147 (68.1)

0.90 (0.80; 1.02)

Age (years)

 <30

15 (7.0)

Ref.

51 (58.6)

Ref.

 30-<50

31 (5.2)

0.74 (0.41; 1.35)

130 (73.5)

1.25 (1.03; 1.53)

 50-65

36 (8.6)

1.23 (0.69; 2.19)

119 (76.8)

1.31 (1.08; 1.59)

 Part of work that can be done effectively at home (every 10% increase)

-

0.77 (0.71; 0.84)

-

0.73 (0.67; 0.80)

 <50%

26 (15.5)

Ref.

291 (71.9)

Ref.

 50-70%

29 (8.3)

0.54 (0.33; 0.88)

3 (42.9)

0.60 (0.25; 1.41)

 80-100%

27 (23.8)

2.18 (1.21; 3.62)

6 (85.7)

1.19 (0.88; 1.62)

Employer

 Nursey home/school

12 (22.6)

Ref.

43 (62.3)

Ref.

 University

34 (7.6)

0.34 (0.19; 0.61)

66 (56.4)

0-91 (0.71; 1.15)

 Sartorius

31 (4.5)

0.20 (0.11; 0.57)

160 (86.0)

1.38 (1.14; 1.67)

 Other

5 (18.5)

0.82 (0.32; 2.08)

16 (66.0)

1.06 (0.80; 1.39)

Number of job related contacts >15min duration - before testing period

 None

2 (10.0)

Ref.

10 (83.3)

Ref.

 1-5 persons

34 (6.7)

0.67 (0.17; 2.59)

85 (71.4)

0.86 (0.65; 1.13)

 6 or more

46 (6.6)

(0.17;2.53)

205 (17.2)

0.85 (0.66; 1.11)

 Regular testeda No

70 (6.6)

Ref.

234 (72.7)

Ref.

 Yes

12 (7.8)

1.19 (0.66; 2.14)

66 (68.0)

0.94 (0.80; 1.09)

 Living alone No

62 (6.1)

Ref.

235 (71.9)

Ref.

 Yes

20 (9.4)

1.53 (0.94; 2.47)

65 (70.7)

0.98 (0.85; 1.14)

 Current Smoker No

62 (6.0)

Ref.

80 (80.8)

Ref.

 Yes

16 (9.9)

1.64 (0.97; 2.77)

215 (68.5)

1.18 (1.04; 1.33)

 Medical or social occupation no

20 (7.1)

Ref.

73 (80.2)

Ref.

 Yes

41 (9.0)

1.27 (0.76; 2.13)

138 (61.6)

0.77 (0.66; 0.89)

 Chronic diseaseb No

68 (7.0)

Ref.

224 (69.4)

Ref.

 Yes

12 (5.1)

0.73 (0.40; 1.33)

74 (81.3)

1.17 (1.04; 1.33)

 Diabetes No

77 (6.6)

Ref.

284 (71.5)

Ref.

 Yes

2 (7.1)

1.08 (0.28; 4.19)

13 (81.3)

1.14 (0.89; 1.44)

 Obesity No

76 (6.6)

Ref.

274 (70.3)

Ref.

 Yes

3 (6.4)

0.97 (0.32; 2.95)

23 (100)

1.42 (1.33; 1.52)

 Chronic lung disease No

75 (6.8)

Ref.

273 (71.5)

Ref.

 Yes

5 (5.0)

0.74 (0.30; 1.78)

25 (78.1)

1.09 (0.90; 1.33)

Self-rated risk of corona infectionc

 0-<2

11 (7.2)

Ref.

37 (72.6)

Ref.

 3-

19 (8.3)

1.15 (0.56;2.35)

43 (68.3)

0.94 (0.74; 1.19)

 4-5

27 (9.4)

1.31 (0.67; 2.57)

88 (61.5)

0.84 (0.69; 1,05)

 Contact with Corona Case no

73 (6.7)

Ref.

267 (72.8)

Ref.

 Yes

8 (6.0)

0.88 (0.44; 1.80)

33 (63.5)

0.87 (0.70; 1.08)

 Change in behaviour in regard to health service utilizationd (N=924) no

25 (8.5)

Ref.

95 (56.9)

Ref.

 Yes

33 (8.8)

1.03 (0.63; 1.70)

72 (43.1)

0.83 (0.69; 0.99)

 Social problemse in last 3 months(N=929)No

17 (12.1)

Ref.

46 (79.3)

Ref.

 Yes

41 (7.7)

0.64 (0.38; 1.09)

122 (61.3)

0.77 (0.65; 0.92)

  1. aRegular testing: at least 3 tests with a maximum lag time of 14 days
  2. bIncludes diabetes, adiposity, heart disease, chronic lung disease, chronic bowel disease
  3. cA rating of 0 indicates no self-assessed risk, a rating of 5 indicates a very high self-assessed risk of corona infection
  4. dIncludes avoided, reduced or cancelled visits to a doctor or cancellation of rehabilitation/preventive therapy or use of telephone consultation
  5. eSometimes or often feeling lonely in a community or feeling excluded or feeling isolated
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