Table 1

Prevalence of at least one positive SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR test by characteristics of Danish male and female employees during the COVID-19 pandemic from week 8 of 2020 to week 52 of 2021

CharacteristicMenWomen
Total (N)Ever positive RT-PCR test (%)Total (N)Ever positive RT-PCR test (%)
Sex, % ever testing RT-PCR positive1 274 37010.31 178 17210.9
Age (years)
 20–<30260 91813.6236 56914.1
 30–<40275 77611.2249 01012.3
 40–<50298 54710.6284 74711.5
 50–<60297 9518.5287 4638.5
 60+141 1786.5120 3836.5
Geographical region
 Capital410 94715.2401 20315.7
 Zealand176 82710.2162 90211.1
 South238 3057.1212 3817.3
 Central297 4237.9267 5268.1
 North150 8687.7133 1607.9
Duration of education (years)
 ≤10295 23611.0394 35411.2
 >10–13569 7209.3444 2069.7
 >13–16280 76312.5277 42312.5
 >1697 5099.543 61311.5
 Missing31 1429.817 57610.9
Country of birth
 Denmark1 095 0629.51 027 04010.0
 Other Western countries39 7829.633 59210.4
 Eastern Europe57 46813.945 73615.4
 Low-income countries81 89920.770 71821.6
 Missing15927.08625.6
Number of hospital admissions, 2010–20204
 01 107 77110.6950 57011.1
 1126 2359.4188 75710.5
 ≥230 3648.637 8459.9
Probability of tobacco smoking (JEM assigned)
 <10%26 35210.772 2299.9
 10–<20%475 98410.1618 04210.6
 20%+556 20510.5351 50511.8
 Missing215 92910.9135 39610.9
Body mass index (kg/m2) (JEM assigned)
 <25217 49913.4531 23212.0
 ≥25840 9429.4510 5449.8
 Missing215 92910.7135 39610.9
Number of household members
 1244 7678.7175 8419.5
 2409 4609.2419 9059.3
 3233 38910.7230 76611.1
 4+386 75412.5351 16013.4
Average number of RT-PCR tests in the employee’s occupation (four-digit DISCO-08 code) during follow-up, quintiles
 0–9327 9458.855 8898.2
 >9–10339 45210.8265 94711.0
 >10–12269 44210.3191 27410.1
 >12–14228 99011.1287 27410.6
 >14–28108 54112.9376 78811.9
Second COVID-19 vaccination obtained
 1 January 2021–30 June 2021373 3438.2436 5468.7
 1 July 2021–14 December 2021752 8949.9631 13210.4
 Less than two vaccinations by 14 December 2021148 13318.7109 49422.8
  • DISCO, Danish Version of the International Standard Classification of Occupations; JEM, job exposure matrix; RT-PCR, real-time PCR.