Symptoms consistent with COVID-19 illness | ||||||
Cirrhosis (n=78) | No cirrhosis (n=268) | |||||
Yes (n=14) | No (n=64) | P value | Yes (n=29) | No (n=239) | P value | |
Age at survey completion (years) (mean, SD) | 48±12 | 52±13 | 0.28 | 51±13 | 53±12 | 0.39 |
Age at AIH diagnosis (years) (mean, SD) | 39±14 | 42±15 | 0.48 | 43±15 | 46±13 | 0.31 |
Female gender | 93% | 86% | 0.48 | 97% | 93% | 0.42 |
Caucasian | 93% | 95% | 0.40 | 86% | 91% | 0.23 |
Income (<$50,000/year) | 42% | 28% | 0.10 | 21% | 20% | 0.98 |
Current immunosuppression | ||||||
Any steroids | 64% | 52% | 0.39 | 34% | 37% | 0.81 |
Other than steroids | 79% | 87% | 0.39 | 93% | 82% | 0.13 |
No medications | 0% | 5% | 0.41 | 7% | 6% | 0.83 |
Doctor adjusted immunosuppressive medications in anticipation of pandemic | 0% | 0% | n/a | 3% | 2% | 0.77 |
House contacts with COVID-19 symptoms | 29% | 0% | 0.0001 | 41% | 3% | 0.0001 |
Stay at home orders followed (most of the time) | 93% | 94% | 0.13 | 100% | 96% | 0.74 |
Occupational factors among those with jobs during stay at home orders | ||||||
n=4 | n=26 | n=13 | n=113 | |||
Close, frequent contact with coworkers or customers | 75% | 31% | 0.09 | 38% | 30% | 0.54 |
Interaction with more than 5 customers per day | 50% | 54% | 0.67 | 51% | 46% | 0.84 |
Interaction with more than 5 coworkers per day | 50% | 71% | 0.43 | 77% | 76% | 0.47 |
Work contacts with COVID-19 symptoms | 25% | 75% | 0.63 | 31% | 18% | 0.26 |
Worked in healthcare setting | 25% | 11% | 0.46 | 31% | 17% | 0.22 |
Stay at home orders followed (most of the time or more) | 75% | 88% | 0.30 | 100% | 92% | 0.52 |
Bold values are considered signficant (P value < 0.05)
AIH, autoimmune hepatitis; n/a, not applicable.