Table 1 Baseline characteristics of individuals with a SARS-CoV-2 infection and the Ontario population
| Â | No. (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Â | Tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 (numerator) | Ontario Population (denominator) |
Demographic | Â | Â |
Total No. | 343 787 | 11 789 128 |
Individual-level variables | Â | Â |
Age (y), median (IQR) [range] | 44 (30–57) [20–107] | 49 (34–63) [20–114] |
Age, y | Â | Â |
20–34 | 114 497 (33) | 3 039 354 (26) |
35–49 | 95 398 (28) | 3 023 852 (26) |
50–64 | 88 343 (26) | 3 144 045 (27) |
65–114 | 45 549 (13) | 2 581 877 (22) |
Sex, n (%) | Â | Â |
Female | 174 037 (51) | 6 014 961 (51) |
Male | 169 750 (49) | 5 774 167 (49) |
Chronic conditions, n (%) | Â | Â |
Diabetes | 45 372 (13) | 1 385 101 (12) |
Hypertension | 75 503 (22) | 2 953 037 (25) |
COPD | 16 905 (5) | 861 869 (7) |
CHF | 5788 (2) | 226 328 (2) |
Asthma | 51 566 (15) | 1 704 005 (14) |
FSA census-based variables | Â | Â |
Average household size (n), median (IQR) | 2.7 (2.5–3.1) | 2.6 (2.2–3.1) |
Proportion of employed people driving to work (%), median (IQR) | 0.73 (0.58–0.80) | 0.77 (0.63–0.86) |
Proportion of employed people in sales/service jobs (%), median (IQR) | 0.24 (0.22–0.27) | 0.23 (0.19–0.28) |
Median Household After-tax Income in 2015 (CAD $), median (IQR) | 29 373 (24 944 − 33 186) | 31 616 (26 240 − 37 120) |