Table 3 Sociodemographic characteristics and COVID-19 infection history of the survey participants.

From: Understanding intentions to use a multi-component supported self-management platform for long COVID-19: a mixed-methods evaluation in Hong Kong

Sociodemographic characteristics and COVID-19 history

All participants (N = 326)

Gender

Female

230 (70.6%)

Male

96 (29.4%)

Age, years

Mean (SD)

49.5 (13.6)

Median (IQR)

49 (21)

Body mass index, kg/m2

Mean (SD)

22.4 (3.6)

Median (IQR)

22.2 (5.1)

Educational attainment

Junior secondary or below

54 (16.6%)

Senior secondary or vocational training

118 (36.2%)

Non-degree post-secondary

41 (12.6%)

Undergraduate or above

113 (34.7%)

Employment status

Employed

200 (61.3%)

Unemployed

25 (7.7%)

Retired

64 (19.6%)

Homemaker

32 (9.8%)

Student

5 (1.5%)

Year of first COVID-19 infection

2019

21 (6.4%)

2020

27 (8.3%)

2021

44 (13.5%)

2022

158 (48.5%)

2023

69 (21.2%)

2024

7 (2.1%)

Number of COVID-19 infection

1

218 (66.9%)

2

85 (26.1%)

≥ 3

23 (7.1%)

  1. SD Standard deviation, IQR Interquartile range.