Research Article

Molecular Epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 within Accra Metropolis Postlockdown

Table 4

Risk factors and predictors associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection.

CategoriesOdds ratio
Crude (CI95)P valueAdjusted (CI95)P value

Gender
(ref: female)
11
Male0.62 (0.37–1.06)0.0740.5 (0.37–1.51)0.421

Age group
(ref: ≥71 years)
11
≤10 years0.66 (0.26–1.84)0.4240.50 (0.07–3.54)0.490
11–20 years0.46 (0.17–1.38)0.1610.59 (0.10–3.60)0.565
21–30 years0.33 (0.17–0.65)0.0010.51 (0.10–2.74)0.432
31–40 years1.65 (0.90–3.05)0.1202.05 (0.46–9.14)0.346
41–50 years1.80 (0.92–3.49)0.0892.56 (0.56–11.61)0.225
51–60 years0.79 (0.37–1.61)0.5360.79 (0.16–3.93)0.776
61–70 years0.46 (0.17–1.38)0.1610.80 (0.13–4.86)0.809

Nationality
(ref: non-Ghanaian)
Ghanaian0.78 (0.41–1.43)0.4340.82 (0.36–1.88)0.641

Symptoms status
(ref: asymptomatic)
11
Symptomatic35.04 (3.00–108.72)

Clinical symptoms (ref: no)11
Symptomatic16.50 (7.85–33.70)<0.00135.04 (3.00–108.72)0.005
Chills (yes)45.79 (7.49–98.65)<0.00162.99 (0.96–124.59)0.052
Cough (yes)6.03 (1.66–21.89)0.00618.11 (8.37–39.53)<0.001
Diarrhoea (yes)0.14 (0.01–0.96)0.0490.09 (0.001–6.48)0.271
Fever >38°C (yes)0.11 (0.02–0.53)0.0020.90 (0.11–7.36)0.925
Nausea (yes)0.21 (0.02–1.86)0.1670.74 (0.02–25.42)0.866
Dyspnoea (yes)4.71 (0.54–68.54)0.1671.05 (0.03–33.92)0.980
Sore throat (yes)11.25 (4.61–27.76)<0.0011.50 (0.28–8.12)0.636
Headache (yes)16.01 (5.38–44.12)<0.0013.32 (0.51–21.51)0.208
Joint pain (yes)4.71 (0.54–68.54)<0.0010.09 (0.001–5.29)0.244
Muscle ache (yes)8.75 (1.87–42.10)0.0020.74 (0.03–20.36)0.859
Runny nose (yes)7.18 (2.43–20.97)<0.0010.37 (0.05–3.06)0.357
Body weakness (yes)9.66 (1.55–18.74)0.0142.73 (0.03–33.77)0.659