Frequency of nasopharyngeal swab collection and positivity for SARS-CoV-2 infection in the population of the Italian province of Udine with and without chronic conditions.

The likelihood of having a SARS-CoV-2 infection confirmed by RT-PCR was also increased among females and the elderly ≥75 years as compared with young adults; patients with psychiatric and neurological comorbidities (and those with diabetes mellitus with a borderline significance) had increased likelihood of having the infection; those with diseases of the lipid metabolism had decreased risk of having the infection.

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