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. 2020 Aug 6;25(31):2001369. doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.31.2001369

Table 2. Anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody seroprevalence, Greece, April 2020 (n = 4,511).

April Positive/
sample size
S1: Crude prevalence S2: Age, sex and population-adjusted prevalence S3: S2 + adjustment for sensitivity and specificity S4: S3 + NPHO dataa
n/N Prevalence (%) 95% CI Prevalence (%) 95% CI Prevalence (%) 95% CI Prevalence (%) 95% CI
Total 19/4,511 0.42 0.23–0.61 0.49 0.29–0.70 0.23 0–0.48 0.25 0.02–0.50
Age group
(years)
0–29b 4/974 0.41 0.01–0.81 0.23 0–0.54 0 0–0.28 0.02 0.02–0.29
30–49 2/1371 0.15 0–0.35 0.09 0–0.25 0 0–0.01 0.03 0.02–0.04
50–69 5/1229 0.41 0.05–0.76 0.86 0.34–1.38 0.67 0.05–1.29 0.70 0.09–1.32
≥ 70 8/937 0.85 0.26–1.44 1.26 0.55–1.98 1.15 0.30–2.00 1.17 0.32–2.02
Sex Male 6/2,073 0.29 0.06–0.53 0.46 0.17–0.76 0.19 0–0.54 0.22 0.03–0.57
Female 13/2,474 0.53 0.24–0.81 0.94 0.56–1.32 0.76 0.31–1.21 0.78 0.33–1.23
‘Ν-1’ chi-squared test
Difference between sex
Difference = 0.24%
p = 0.213
Difference = 0.48%
p = 0.057
Difference = 0.57%
p = 0.007
Difference = 0.56%
p = 0.009
Large urban areas 9/997 0.90 0.32–1.49 0.99 0.38–1.61 0.83 0.09–1.56 0.85 0.11–1.58
Rest of country 10/3,514 0.28 0.11–0.46 0.27 0.10–0.45 0 0–0.18 0.01 0–0.19
‘Ν-1’ chi-squared test
Difference between large urban areas and rest of country
Difference = 0.62%
p = 0.007
Difference = 0.72%
p = 0.021
Difference = 0.83%
p < 0.001
Difference = 0.83%
p < 0.001
CFR (%) 95% CI IFR according to:
S1 S2 S3 S4
IFR (%) 95% CI IFR (%) 95% CI IFR (%) 95% CI IFR (%) 95% CI
6.06 5.09–7.03 0.33 0.22–0.59 0.28 0.20–0.47 0.59 0.29–NA 0.54 0.27–6.85

CFR: case fatality rate; CI: confidence interval; IFR: infection fatality rate; NA: not applicable; NPHO: National Public Health Organisation.

a NPHO data include all confirmed PCR-positive individuals.

b A 12-year-old girl was detected positive for SARS-COV-2 IgG antibodies among 182 children aged 0–14; thus, the S4 is estimated to be 0.001% (95% CI: 0–0.09%) for the age group 0–14 years.