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Volume 27, Number 1—January 2021
Research Letter

Racial and Workplace Disparities in Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

Amy K. FeehanComments to Author , Cruz Velasco, Daniel Fort, Jeffrey H. Burton, Eboni G. Price-Haywood, Peter T. Katzmarzyk, Julia Garcia-Diaz, and Leonardo Seoane
Author affiliations: Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA (A.K. Feehan, C. Velasco, D. Fort, J.H. Burton, E.G. Price-Haywood, J. Garcia-Diaz, L. Seoane); The University of Queensland Faculty of Medicine, Ochsner Clinical School, New Orleans (A.K. Feehan, E.G. Price-Haywood, J. Garcia-Diaz, L. Seoane); Pennington Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA (P.T. Katzmarzyk); Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport, Shreveport, Louisiana, USA (L. Seoane)

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Odds ratios of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infections by marital status, work environment, and job type after phased reopening in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA, July 2020. OR from unweighted logistic regression without covariates with Firth correction are shown with 95% CIs. Reference categories’ percent positivity are married (5.0% any infection, 2.3% seroprevalence), WFH part-time (3.7% any infection, 2.0% seroprevalence), and office workers (3.0% any infection, 1.0% seroprevalence). WFH, work from home; NH, non-Hispanic; OR, odds ratio. *Odds of any infection (p = 0.0005) and seroprevalence (p = 0.03) differ by marital status. †Odds of any infection (p = 0.01) differ by work environment. ‡Odds of any infection (p = 0.01) and seroprevalence (p = 0.03) differ by job type. §Six people did not give an answer for job type; none tested positive on any test. Unemployed/retired people (n = 541) are not included in this category. ¶Percentage and OR of any positive test (PCR+ or IgG+). #Percentage and OR of late-stage or past infections (IgG+, regardless of PCR status). **Odds of any infection (p<0.0001) and seroprevalence (p<0.0001) differ by race and ethnicity. ††Odds of any infection (p<0.0001) and seroprevalence (p = 0.0074) differ by age.

Figure. Odds ratios of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infections by marital status, work environment, and job type after phased reopening in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA, July 2020. OR from unweighted logistic regression without covariates with Firth correction are shown with 95% CIs. Reference categories’ percent positivity are married (5.0% any infection, 2.3% seroprevalence), WFH part-time (3.7% any infection, 2.0% seroprevalence), and office workers (3.0% any infection, 1.0% seroprevalence). WFH, work from home; NH, non-Hispanic; OR, odds ratio. *Odds of any infection (p = 0.0005) and seroprevalence (p = 0.03) differ by marital status. †Odds of any infection (p = 0.01) differ by work environment. ‡Odds of any infection (p = 0.01) and seroprevalence (p = 0.03) differ by job type. §Six people did not give an answer for job type; none tested positive on any test. Unemployed/retired people (n = 541) are not included in this category. ¶Percentage and OR of any positive test (PCR+ or IgG+). #Percentage and OR of late-stage or past infections (IgG+, regardless of PCR status). **Odds of any infection (p<0.0001) and seroprevalence (p<0.0001) differ by race and ethnicity. ††Odds of any infection (p<0.0001) and seroprevalence (p = 0.0074) differ by age.

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