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. 2021 Feb 23;61(3):862–872. doi: 10.1111/trf.16296

TABLE 1.

SARS‐COV‐2 seroprevalence per 1000 donors (95% confidence intervals)

N + Crude (unweighted) Population weighted Sensitivity & specificity Fully adjusted
Total 74 642 552 7.4 (6.8, 8.0) 7.5 (6.9, 8.1) 6.9 (6.2,7.0) 7.0 (6.3, 7.6)

Region

British Columbia 10 309 62 6.0 (4.6, 7.7) 6.1 (4.9, 7.6) 5.4 (3.8, 7.0) 5.6 (4.2, 6.9)
Alberta 12 107 60 5.0 (3.8, 6.4) 5.4 (4.1, 7.0) 4.3 (2.9, 5.6) 4.8 (3.3, 6.2)
Prairies 6505 40 6.1 (4.4, 8.4) 6.2 (4.4, 8.4) 5.6 (3.5, 7.6) 5.6 (3.6, 7.6)
Ontario 37 928 355 9.4 (8.4, 10.4) 9.2 (8.2, 10.2) 9.0 (8.0, 10.1) 8.8 (7.8, 9.8)
Atlantic 7793 35 4.5 (3.1, 6.2) 5.2 (3.6, 7.3) 3.8 (2.2, 5.4) 4.5 (2.6, 6.4)
Sex Female 35 547 256 7.2 (6.3, 8.1) 7.2 (6.3, 8.1) 6.7 (5.7, 7.6) 6.7 (5.8, 7.5)
Male 39 095 296 7.6 (6.7, 8.5) 7.8 (6.9, 8.8) 7.1 (6.2, 8.0) 7.3 (6.4, 8.3)
Age 17‐24 7165 61 8.5 (6.5, 10.9) 8.1 (6.4, 10.1) 8.1 (5.8, 10.4) 7.6 (5.7, 9.5)
25‐34 15 254 127 8.3 (6.9, 9.9) 8.5 (7.0, 10.3) 7.9 (6.4, 9.5) 8.1 (6.5, 9.8)
35‐44 12 286 72 5.9 (4.6, 7.4) 6.2 (4.8, 7.9) 5.2 (3.8, 6.7) 5.6 (4.1, 7.2)
45‐54 13 339 101 7.6 (6.2, 9.2) 7.3 (5.9, 8.9) 7.1 (5.5, 8.7) 6.8 (5.2, 8.3)
55‐64 16 753 117 7.0 (5.8, 8.4) 6.9 (5.7, 8.2) 6.5 (5.1, 7.8) 6.4 (5.1, 7.7)
65+ 9845 74 7.5 (5.9, 9.4) 8.1 (6.6, 9.9) 7.0 (5.2, 8.9) 7.7 (6.0, 9.4)

Ethnicity

White 52 852 370 7.0 (6.3, 7.7) 7.1 (6.4, 7.9) 6.5 (5.7, 7.2) 6.6 (5.9, 7.4)
Aboriginal 778 6 7.7 (2.8, 16.7) 9.6 (3.8, 19.1) 7.2 (0.6, 13.9) 9.3 (2.1, 16.5)
Asian 3098 33 10.7 (7.3, 14.9) 9.7 (6.8, 13.7) 10.4 (6.5, 14.3) 9.3 (6.0, 12.7)
Others 6819 80 11.7 (9.3, 14.6) 11.1 (8.8, 13.8) 11.6 (8.8, 14.3) 10.9 (8.4, 13.4)
Missing 11 095 63 5.7 (4.4, 7.3) 6.0 (4.7, 7.5) 5.1 (3.5, 6.6) 5.4 (4.0, 6.8)
Social deprivation index 1 14 004 118 8.4 (7.0, 10.1) 8.3 (6.9, 9.9) 8.0 (6.4, 9.7) 7.9 (6.4, 9.4)
2 13 865 90 6.5 (5.2, 8.0) 7.0 (5.8, 8.6) 5.9 (4.5, 7.4) 6.5 (5.1, 7.9)
3 13 151 95 7.2 (5.8, 8.8) 7.5 (6.1, 9.2) 6.7 (5.2, 8.3) 7.1 (5.5, 8.6)
4 12 341 88 7.1 (5.7, 8.8) 7.2 (5.8, 8.9) 6.6 (5.0, 8.2) 6.7 (5.2, 8.3)
5 13 170 101 7.7 (6.3, 9.3) 7.5 (6.0, 9.2) 7.2 (5.6, 8.8) 7.0 (5.4, 8.6)
Missing 8111 60 7.4 (5.6, 9.5) 7.0 (5.3, 9.0) 6.9 (4.9, 8.9) 6.5 (4.6, 8.4)

Material deprivation index

1 19 633 136 6.9 (5.8, 8.2) 7.1 (6.0, 8.5) 6.4 (5.1, 7.7) 6.6 (5.4, 7.9)
2 16 457 97 5.9 (4.8, 7.2) 5.8 (4.7, 7.1) 5.3 (4.0, 6.5) 5.2 (4.0, 6.5)
3 13 872 126 9.1 (7.6, 10.8) 9.0 (7.5, 10.7) 8.7 (7.0, 10.4) 8.6 (7.0, 10.2)
4 10 460 77 7.4 (5.8, 9.2) 8.3 (6.7, 10.2) 6.9 (5.1, 8.6) 7.9 (6.1, 9.6)
5 6109 56 9.2 (6.9, 11.9) 8.4 (6.4, 10.9) 8.8 (6.2, 11.4) 8.0 (5.8, 10.3)
Missing 8111 60 7.4 (5.6, 9.5) 7.0 (5.3, 9.0) 6.9 (4.9, 8.9) 6.5 (4.6, 8.4)
Week 1–2 May 9‐23 12 921 106 8.2 (6.7, 9.9) 8.2 (6.7, 10.0) 7.8 (6.1, 9.5) 7.8 (6.2, 9.5)
Week 3–4 May 24‐Jun 7 16 167 120 7.4 (6.2, 8.9) 7.5 (6.2, 8.9) 6.9 (5.5, 8.4) 7.0 (5.6, 8.4)
Week 5–6 Jun 8‐22 22 492 157 7.0 (5.9, 8.2) 7.2 (6.2, 8.4) 6.5 (5.3, 7.6) 6.7 (5.6, 7.9)
Week 7‐8 Jun 23‐Jul 7 18 068 126 7.0 (5.8, 8.3) 7.0 (5.8, 8.3) 6.5 (5.1, 7.8) 6.4 (5.2, 7.7)
Week 9‐10 Jul 8‐21 4994 43 8.6 (6.2, 11.6) 8.6 (6.3, 11.4) 8.2 (5.5, 11.0) 8.2 (5.6, 10.8)
ABO groups A 25 715 181 7.0 (6.1, 8.1) 6.8 (5.9, 7.9) 6.5 (5.4, 7.6) 6.3 (5.2, 7.4)
AB 2964 26 8.8 (5.7 12.8) 8.9 (5.8, 12.9) 8.4 (4.8, 12.0) 8.6 (4.9, 12.2)
B 8025 62 7.7 (5.9, 9.9) 7.3 (5.6, 9.3) 7.3 (5.2, 9.3) 6.8 (4.8, 8.8)
O 37 936 283 7.5 (6.6, 8.4) 7.8 (7.0, 8.8) 7.0 (6.0, 7.9) 7.4 (6.4, 8.3)