Research Article
Coronavirus Host Genomics Study: South Africa (COVIGen-SA)
Table 2
Demographic and clinical variables collected for COVIGen-SA.
| Category | Variable |
| Demographics | Sex | Ethnicity | Age at collection | Nearest town to current residence province of current residence | Number of people living in current residence | Number of rooms used for sleeping in current residence |
| Health information | Smoking behaviour | Asthma | Cancer | Cardiovascular disease | Diabetes mellitus | HIV | Hypertension | Lung disease (excluding asthma) | Pulmonary tuberculosis | Renal disease | Previous lung or other organ transplants |
| Medication/treatment (current) | Inhaled corticosteroids | Chemotherapy, radiation, and/or cancer-related surgery | Antiretrovirals | ACE-inhibitors | Oral steroids | Tuberculosis treatment | Dialysis | Any other chronic medications |
| Anthropometric measurements | Height | Weight | Body mass index |
| COVID-19 diagnosis | Method of testing | Date of diagnosis | Pregnant at diagnosis |
| COVID-19 symptoms | Cough | Fatigue/malaise | Anosmia ageusia | Shortness of breath | Sore throat | Other symptoms |
| COVID-19 outcomes | Did not seek/require healthcare | Hospitalised | Hospitalised—oxygen required | Hospitalised—ICU | Hospitalised—ventilation |
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