Table 2 Participants’ characteristics
From: Quality of life among health care workers with and without prior COVID-19 infection in Bangladesh
Variables | Non-COVID (n = 222) n (%) | COVID (n = 222) n (%) | P-valuea | Overall (n = 444) n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years)b | ||||
 < 28 | 48 (21.62) | 56 (25.23) | < 0.001*** | 104 (23.42) |
 28–29 | 53 (23.87) | 30 (13.51) |  | 83 (18.69) |
 30–34 | 95 (42.79) | 44 (19.82) |  | 139 (31.31) |
 35+ | 26 (11.71) | 92 (41.44) |  | 118 (26.58) |
Sex | ||||
 Male | 111 (50.00) | 128 (57.66) | 0.106 | 239 (53.83) |
 Female | 111 (50.00) | 94 (42.34) |  | 205 (46.17) |
Religion | ||||
 Muslim | 201 (90.54) | 177 (79.73) | 0.001** | 378 (85.14) |
 Non-Muslim | 21 (9.46) | 45 (20.27) |  | 66 (14.86) |
Education | ||||
 SSC/HSC | 5 (2.25) | 60 (27.03) | < 0.001*** | 65 (14.64) |
 Graduate | 162 (72.97) | 119 (53.60) |  | 281 (63.29) |
 Post-graduate | 55 (24.77) | 43 (19.37) |  | 98 (22.07) |
Monthly Income (BDT) | ||||
 < 20,000 | 12 (5.88) | 34 (17.44) | < 0.001*** | 46 (11.53) |
 20,000–40,000 | 57 (27.94) | 72 (36.92) |  | 129 (32.33) |
 40,001–60,000 | 57 (27.94) | 34 (17.44) |  | 91 (22.81) |
 60,000+ | 78 (38.24) | 55 (28.21) |  | 133 (33.33) |
Marital status | ||||
 Married | 148 (66.67) | 178 (80.18) | 0.001** | 326 (73.42) |
 Single/Divorced/Widowed | 74 (33.33) | 44 (19.82) |  | 118 (26.58) |
Number of chronic diseases | ||||
 0 | 182 (81.98) | 148 (66.67) | < 0.001*** | 330 (74.32) |
 1 | 35 (15.77) | 48 (21.62) |  | 83 (18.69) |
 2 | 5 (2.25) | 9 (4.05) |  | 14 (3.15) |
 3 or more | 0 (0.00) | 17 (7.66) |  | 17 (3.83) |
Hospitalized due to COVID | ||||
 No | – | 135 (60.81) | – | 135 (60.81) |
 Yes | – | 87 (39.19) |  | 87 (39.19) |
Smoking habits | ||||
 Never | 186 (83.78) | 167 (75.23) | < 0.001*** | 353 (79.50) |
 Current | 36 (16.22) | 39 (17.57) |  | 75 (16.89) |
 Past | 0 (0.00) | 16 (7.21) |  | 16 (3.60) |