Demographic and risk characteristics of healthcare workers infected with SARS-CoV-2 from two tertiary care hospitals in the United Arab Emirates

Table 1 Descriptive data on demographic and risk-profile of the healthcare workers infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2

Variables		n (%)
Age, yr		36 (IQR-10)
Female		150 (52.5)
Staff travelling in hospital accommodation		454/1467 (29)
Work profile of healthcare workers	Doctor	34 (11.9)
	Nurses	121 (42.4)
	Technician	37 (12.9)
	Pharmacy	11 (3.8)
	Paramedical staff	10 (3.5)
	Non-clinical staff	73 (25.5)
Reason for testing with RT-PCR	Symptomatic	225 (78.7)
	Contact tracing	35 (12.2)
	Travel screening	8 (2.8)
	Other	18 (6.3)
Severity of COVID-19	Asymptomatic	36 (12.6)
	Mild	220 (76.9)
	Moderate	25 (8.7)
	Severe	5 (1.7)
Place of isolation	Institutional	50 (17.4)
	Home isolation	189 (66.1)
	Hospitalization	49 (17.1)
Symptom duration	< 1 wk	99 (34.6)
	1-2 wk	128 (44.8)
	2-3 wk	49 (17.1)
	> 3 wk	10 (3.5)
Pre-existing chronic illness	Diabetes Mellitus	33 (11.5)
	Hypertension	31 (10.8)
	Chronic respiratory disease	6 (2.1)
	Chronic kidney disease	2 (0.7)
	Other	4 (1.4)
	None	210 (73.5)
HCWs with households infected within 14 d	Total	140 (49)
	Earlier (3-14 d)	49 (35)
	Same time (within 2 d)	55 (39.3)
	Later (3-14 d)	36 (25.7)
Number of infected households	1	48 (51.6)
	2	18 (18.9)
	3	16 (16.8)
	> 3	12 (12.7)
HCWs with co-workers infected within 14 d	Total	108 (37.8)
	Earlier (3-14 d)	38 (35.2)
	Same time (within 2 d)	33 (30.5)
	Later (3-14 d)	37 (34.3)
Number of infected co-workers	1	23 (24.2)
	2	16 (16.8)
	3	3 (3.1)
	> 3	17 (17.9)

COVID-19: Coronavirus disease 2019; HCWs: Healthcare workers; RT-PCR: Reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction.