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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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.