Table 1. Summary of seroprevalences in German and UK populations.
Groups | Total sera | Positive sera ≥ cut-off = Mean+3*SD (0–1 yr+outlier) 0·36 |
German sera | ||
0–1 years | 66 | 3 (4·5%) |
2–5 years | 52 | 13 (25%) |
6–10 years | 47 | 11 (23·4%) |
11–20 years | 72 | 9 (12·5%) |
21–40 years | 52 | 7 (13·5%) |
289 | Seropositivity in healthy subjects14·87% | |
Psoriasis | 10 | 2 (20%) |
SLE* | 3 | 1 (33·3%) |
Autoimm† | 12 | 2 (16·6%) |
UK sera | ||
Healthy Humans | 33 | 10 (30.3%) |
PPMS# | 9 | 1 (11·1%) |
RRMS<$>\scale 80%\raster="rg1"\<$> | 37 | 6 (16·2%) |
Total | 393 | 65 (16.5%) |
*SLE – Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.
Autoimm. – General autoimmune conditions.
PPMS – Primary progressive multiple sclerosis.
<$>\scale 80%\raster="rg1"\<$>RRMS – Relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis.