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. 2020 Dec 1;82(3):e24–e27. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2020.11.036

Table 1.

SARS-CoV-2 IgG seroprevalence of HCWs and support staff according to sociodemographic characteristics. Both unweighted and inverse probability weighted data are presented. The p values were calculated using unweighted data. Abbreviations: +ve – positive; % – proportion; BAME – Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic; IMD – Indices of Multiple Deprivation.

Variable Serology +ve Total p value for unweighted data Weighted seroprevalence
% (estimated)
n %
Sex 0.9
Female 498 9.3% 5338 9.4%
Male 140 9.2% 1520 8.6%
Ethnicity <0.001
BAME 160 14.6% 1095 15.7%
Undisclosed 22 11.9% 185 9.1%
White 456 8.2% 5578 7.9%
Ageb <0.001
<=20 years 14 12.3% 114 13.9%
21–30 192 10.9% 1757 11.1%
31–40 118 7.3% 1624 6.8%
41–50 158 10.3% 1536 9.8%
51–60 120 8.5% 1408 9.2%
61–70 35 8.7% 402 8.0%
Assignment <0.001
Bank 67 14.2% 472 13.7%
Fixed term temporary 75 10.1% 740 7.8%
Permanent 496 8.8% 5644 9.1%
Staff group <0.001
Additional clinical services 180 12.7% 1420 12.2%
Estates and ancillary 63 12.2% 516 11.6%
Nursing and midwifery 201 10.2% 1962 10.5%
Medical and dental 74 8.6% 856 7.9%
Allied health professionals 31 7.5% 413 7.8%
Administrative and clerical 73 5.9% 1233 6.1%
Additional scientific and technical 11 5.2% 211 6.3%
Healthcare scientists 4 1.6% 245 1.9%
Division <0.001
Medicine 242 18.3% 1322 17.2%
Clinical governance 8 15.7% 51 6.4%
Bank staff 67 14.2% 472 13.6%
Neurosciences and musculoskeletal 71 8.8% 811 8.5%
Facilities 43 8.6% 499 9.4%
Anaesthesia, surgery, critical, renal 87 6.1% 1418 5.9%
Core clinical services 73 6.0% 1224 6.0%
Admin Aa 6 5.7% 106 6.2%
Admin Ba 1 5.3% 19 6.9%
Admin Ca 2 3.3% 61 6.4%
Admin Da 7 5.0% 139 5.9%
Women and children's 26 4.5% 577 5.9%
Admin Ea 3 3.8% 79 6.7%
Admin Fa 2 3.1% 65 7.2%
IMD decile <0.01
1 (most deprived) 44 12.0% 375
2 73 11.0% 663
3 55 11.0% 480
4 56 9.1% 617
5 48 7.6% 628
6 46 9.4% 488
7 62 8.3% 745
8 66 9.2% 717
9 57 8.2% 694
10 (least deprived) 98 8.4% 1160
Total 638 9.3% 6858
a

Administrative groups de-identified to preserve anonymity. These groups share a common exposure risk – they are office-based and do not routinely have contact with clinical areas.

b

The percentages do not total 100% as we removed one row to preserve anonymity.