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. 2020 Jul 6;396(10250):535–544. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)31483-5

Table 2.

Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 by self-reported clinical characteristics

Point-of-care test
Immunoassay
Number of participants Seroprevalence (95% CI) Number of participants Seroprevalence (95% CI)
Symptoms compatible with COVID-19*
Asymptomatic 40 325 2·5% (2·3–2·8) 34 016 2·0% (1·8–2·3)
Paucisymptomatic 12 399 4·5% (4·0–5·0) 10 669 3·9% (3·4–4·4)
Symptomatic 8351 16·9% (15·5–18·4) 7273 16·9% (15·4–18·5)
≤14 days before study visit 2397 13·9% (11·8–16·4) 2155 14·0% (11·8–16·5)
>14 days before study visit 5954 18·0% (16·4–19·8) 5118 18·0% (16·3–19·9)
PCR status
Never done 59 568 4·6% (4·3–4·9) 50 594 4·2% (3·8–4·5)
Negative 1249 7·9% (6·0–10·3) 1134 8·0% (6·0–10·6)
Positive (≤14 days before study visit) 35 45·6% (25·0–67·8) 31 65·8% (41·5–83·9)
Positive (>14 days before study visit) 213 88·6% (82·3–92·8) 195 90·1% (84·3–93·9)
Contact with confirmed case
No contact 55 989 3·9% (3·6–4·2) 47 385 3·4% (3·1–3·7)
Household member 1011 31·4% (26·5–36·8) 860 37·4% (31·8–43·3)
Non-cohabitating family member or friend 1467 13·2% (11·0–15·8) 1284 13·7% (11·2–16·7)
Co-worker 1579 10·6% (8·5–13·1) 1461 9·9% (8·0–12·2)
Cleaning staff, housemaid, or caregiver 83 13·5% (6·3–26·5) 78 12·4% (7·0–21·0)
Client 940 11·7% (9·1–14·9) 888 11·2% (8·6–14·4)
Contact with symptomatic person
No contact 50 691 3·2% (3·0–3·5) 42 894 2·7% (2·4–3·0)
Household member 4503 15·1% (13·3–17·0) 3728 15·6% (13·6–17·9)
Non-cohabitating family member or friend 2351 12·7% (10·7–14·9) 2037 12·2% (10·0–14·7)
Co-worker 2382 10·7% (9·0–12·6) 2221 10·1% (8·4–12·1)
Cleaning staff, housemaid, or caregiver 109 8·8% (3·9–18·8) 96 6·1% (2·9–12·3)
Client 1033 10·0% (7·8–12·8) 980 10·2% (7·8–13·1)

SARS-CoV-2=severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.

*

Asymptomatic (no symptoms), paucisymptomatic (1–2 symptoms without anosmia or ageusia), and symptomatic (anosmia or ageusia, or at least three symptoms among fever; chills; severe tiredness; sore throat; cough; shortness of breath; headache; or nausea, vomiting, or diarrhoea).

Client or patient if health-care worker.