Table 3

Workplace risk factors and ORs of COVID-19 like illness (self-reported COVID-19 like illness or a positive COVID-19 test) in exposed healthcare workers adjusting for age, gender and country and model 2 age, gender, country, access to personal protective equipment (PPE) and close exposure to a COVID-19 case outside the workplace

Model 1*P valueModel 2†P value
Number of shifts per week1.08 (1.02–1.15)0.0091.07 (1.01–1.14)0.028
Number of work hours per shift1.00 (0.95–1.04)0.141.01 (0.96–1.05)0.80
Work hours per week1.01 (1.00–1.01)0.0151.01 (1.00–1.01)0.018
Been in the room of a patient with confirmed COVID-19 during any of the following:
CPAP or BiPAP0.78 (0.64–0.95)0.0120.86 (0.70–1.04)0.125
Nebulisation0.91 (0.74–1.12)0.370.89 (0.72–1.10)0.295
Intubation0.72 (0.58–0.89)0.0030.83 (0.67–1.03)0.086
CPR0.91 (0.71–1.15)0.420.98 (0.77–1.24)0.89
None of the above1.24 (1.02–1.51)0.0321.14 (0.94–1.39)0.19
  • *Model 1 adjusted for age, gender and country.

  • †Model 2 adjusted for age, gender, country, access to personal protective equipment (PPE) and close exposure to a COVID-19 case outside the workplace.

  • BiPAP, bilevel positive airway pressure; CPAP, continuous positive airway pressure; CPR, cardiopulmonary resuscitation.