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Table 1 Participant characteristics by COVID-19 and Other Respiratory Virus (ORV) case status

From: Burden of long COVID among adults experiencing sheltered homelessness: a longitudinal cohort study in King County, WA between September 2020—April 2022

 

COVID-19-positive cases (n = 22)

COVID-19-negative, ORV-positive controls (n = 22)

COVID-19-negative, ORV-negative controls (n = 22)

Overall (N = 66)

Age (years)

45.0 [20.0, 66.0]

37.5 [18.0, 72.0]

44.5 [21.0, 64.0]

44.0 [18.0, 72.0]

Sex (biological)

 Male

11 (50.0%)

11 (50.0%)

11 (50.0%)

33 (50.0%)

 Female

10 (45.5%)

10 (45.5%)

10 (45.5%)

30 (45.5%)

 Prefer not to say

1 (4.5%)

1 (4.5%)

1 (4.5%)

3 (4.5%)

Hispanic ethnicity

 No

19 (86.4%)

19 (86.4%)

16 (72.7%)

54 (81.8%)

 Yes

2 (9.1%)

2 (9.1%)

5 (22.7%)

9 (13.6%)

 Prefer not to say

1 (4.5%)

1 (4.5%)

1 (4.5%)

3 (4.5%)

Race

 American Indian or Alaska Native

1 (4.5%)

1 (4.5%)

2 (9.1%)

4 (6.1%)

 Asian

0 (0.0%)

1 (4.5%)

2 (9.1%)

3 (4.5%)

 Black or African American

10 (45.5%)

9 (40.9%)

7 (31.8%)

26 (39.4%)

 Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander

1 (4.5%)

1 (4.5%)

2 (9.1%)

4 (6.1%)

 White

4 (18.2%)

4 (18.2%)

6 (27.3%)

14 (21.2%)

 Multiracial

2 (9.1%)

2 (9.1%)

0 (0.0%)

4 (6.1%)

 Other

2 (9.1%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

2 (3.0%)

 Prefer not to say

2 (9.1%)

4 (18.2%)

3 (13.6%)

9 (13.6%)

Language

 English

19 (86.4%)

22 (100.0%)

21 (95.5%)

62 (93.9%)

 Spanish

2 (9.1%)

0 (0.0%)

1 (4.5%)

3 (4.5%)

 Tigrinya

1 (4.5%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

1 (1.5%)

Education

 Less than high school graduate

4 (18.2%)

2 (9.1%)

2 (9.1%)

8 (12.1%)

 Graduated high school/obtained GED

7 (31.8%)

6 (27.3%)

6 (27.3%)

19 (28.8%)

 Some college

3 (13.6%)

6 (27.3%)

8 (36.4%)

17 (25.8%)

 Bachelor's or advanced degree

1 (4.5%)

7 (31.8%)

6 (27.2%)

14 (21.2%)

 Prefer not to say

1 (4.5%)

1 (4.5%)

0 (0.0%)

2 (3.0%)

 Missing

6 (27.3%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

6 (9.1%)

Employed

 No

13 (59.1%)

14 (63.6%)

9 (40.9%)

36 (54.5%)

 Yes

3 (13.6%)

8 (36.4%)

13 (59.1%)

24 (36.4%)

 Missing

6 (27.3%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

6 (9.1%)

Income

  ≤ $25,000

10 (45.5%)

10 (45.5%)

15 (68.2%)

35 (53.0%)

  > $25,000

1 (4.5%)

6 (27.3%)

5 (22.7%)

12 (18.2%)

 Don't know or prefer not to say

5 (22.7%)

6 (27.3%)

2 (9.1%)

13 (19.7%)

 Missing

6 (27.3%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

6 (9.1%)

Insurance

 Private

0 (0.0%)

6 (27.3%)

5 (22.7%)

11 (16.7%)

 Government

15 (68.2%)

12 (54.5%)

12 (54.5%)

39 (59.1%)

 None

0 (0.0%)

3 (13.6%)

4 (18.2%)

7 (10.6%)

 Prefer not to say

1 (4.5%)

1 (4.5%)

1 (4.5%)

3 (4.5%)

 Missing

6 (27.3%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

6 (9.1%)

Duration of homelessness

 6 months or less

2 (9.1%)

5 (22.7%)

5 (22.7%)

12 (18.2%)

 7–12 months

1 (4.5%)

3 (13.6%)

4 (18.2%)

8 (12.1%)

 13–24 months

4 (18.2%)

3 (13.6%)

0 (0.0%)

7 (10.6%)

 Over 24 months (2 years)

8 (36.4%)

4 (18.2%)

5 (22.7%)

17 (25.8%)

 Prefer Not to Say

1 (4.5%)

1 (4.5%)

1 (4.5%)

3 (4.5%)

 Missing

6 (27.3%)

6 (27.3%)

7 (31.8%)

19 (28.8%)

Shelter Type

 Mixed gender, ≥ 18 years

11 (50.0%)

9 (40.9%)

7 (31.8%)

27 (40.9%)

 Mixed gender, 18—25 years

0 (0.0%)

2 (9.1%)

1 (4.5%)

3 (4.5%)

 Female, ≥ 18 years

0 (0.0%)

2 (9.1%)

2 (9.1%)

4 (6.1%)

 Male, ≥ 18 years

2 (9.1%)

2 (9.1%)

2 (9.1%)

6 (9.1%)

 Male, ≥ 50 years

1 (4.5%)

0 (0.0%)

3 (13.6%)

4 (6.1%)

 Mixed gender, all ages

8 (36.4%)

7 (31.8%)

7 (31.8%)

22 (33.3%)

Any comorbidities§

6 (27.3%)

7 (31.8%)

6 (27.3%)

19 (28.8%)

Smoking status

 None

12 (54.5%)

11 (50.0%)

15 (68.2%)

38 (57.6%)

 Tobacco products

9 (40.9%)

10 (45.5%)

6 (27.3%)

25 (37.9%)

 Prefer not to say

1 (4.5%)

1 (4.5%)

1 (4.5%)

3 (4.5%)

Any symptoms at enrollment

5 (22.7%)

2 (9.1%)

4 (18.2%)

11 (16.7%)

Follow-up time since enrollment (days)

72.0 [35.0, 183.0]

180 [96.0, 223.0]

123 [96.0, 188.0]

126 [35.0, 223.0]

Follow-up season

 Fall

1 (4.55%)

16 (72.7%)

13 (59.1%)

30 (45.5%)

 Spring

3 (13.6%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

3 (4.5%)

 Winter

18 (81.8%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

18 (27.3%)

 Summer

0 (0.0%)

6 (27.3%)

9 (40.9%)

15 (22.7%)

Any symptoms at follow-upa

9 (40.9%)

5 (22.7%)

7 (31.8%)

21 (31.8%)

  1. Median [Min, Max]
  2. Some college includes: vocational training, associate's degree
  3. § Any comorbidities includes: asthma, blood disorders, cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or emphysema, immunosuppression, liver disease, heart disease, diabetes, neurologic conditions, or aspirin therapy
  4. Seasons defined by astronomical season in the Northern Hemisphere (using equinox and solstice dates)
  5. a Any symptoms at follow-up represents a single follow-up time point between day 30–225 post-enrollment. If a COVID-19 case had more than one follow-up survey complete between day 30–225 post enrollment, the median time point was selected and used