Table 1. COVID-19 test groups.
Test Group | Serology test results | RNA test results | Survey results on past COVID-19 | Interpretation | No. of study participants |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ≥1 positive | ≥1 positive | Any response | Infected with SARS-CoV-2 with evidence of an expected immune response | 1537 |
2 | ≥1 positive | None or all negative | Any response | Not tested by RNA for SARS-CoV-2 (due to less severe infection or false-positive serology) | 1338 |
3 | All negative | ≥1 positive | Any response | Presumptive impaired or waning immune response | 379 |
4a | All negative | All negative | Reported no prior infectiona | Control | 302 |
4b | All negative | All negative | Reported prior infectiona | Self-report (without record of positive RNA test in EHR data) | 390 |
Abbreviation: EHR = electronic health record data.
aBased on the question: “Did you have, or think you had, COVID virus infection?”.