Table 1.
Comparison of the performance of SARS-CoV-2 antibody assays and positivity rate across various scenarios.
| Variable | Category | Total | Positivity rate (%) | P value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rapid IgG LFA test | Rapid IgG + IgM) LFA | Elecsys CLIA | In-house ELISA | ||||
| Seroprevalence | 47.1% | 52.4% | 46.3% | 42.7% | |||
| Age | 10_14 | 356 | 41 | 46.6 | 38.2 | 39.9 | 0.409 |
| 15–18 | 647 | 48.5 | 54.2 | 49.6 | 42.9 | ||
| > 18 | 138 | 56.5 | 58.7 | 52.2 | 49.3 | ||
| Sex | Female | 647 | 46.5 | 52.5 | 45.4 | 45.3 | 0.045* |
| Male | 494 | 47.9 | 52.2 | 47.6 | 39.4 | ||
| Comorbidity | No | 1116 | 47.2 | 52.6 | 46.7 | 43.1 | 0.154 |
| Yes | 18 | 33.2 | 33.3 | 27.8 | 22.2 | ||
| Do not know | 7 | 71.4 | 71.4 | 42.9 | 28.6 | ||
| Having contact with a confirmed case | No | 1129 | 47 | 52.3 | 46.2 | 42.6 | 0.608 |
| Yes | 12 | 58.3 | 58.3 | 58.3 | 50 | ||
| Rapid IgG LFA test | 0.000* | ||||||
| Rapid (IgG + IgM) LFA test | 0.000* | ||||||
| Elecsys CLIA | 0.000* | ||||||
| Overall prevalence( 95% , CI) | 42.7%(39.8–45.6) | ||||||
*Statically significant.