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. 2021 Apr 1;27(7):1067–1068. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2021.03.018

Table 1.

Prevalence of IgG performed with ELISA (Vircell COVID-19 ELISA IgG test) by sex, professional categories and Departments

n (%) Prevalence IgG % (95% CI) p value
Total 5875 23.2 (22.1–24.3)
Sex 0.01
 Women 4324 (80.3) 22.3 (21.1–23.6)
 Men 1155 (19.7) 25.5 (23.4–27.8)
Macrocovid 0.007
 Yes (first line) 1920 (32.6) 24.8 (22.9–26.8)
 Yes (second line) 1235 (21.1) 24.8 (22.4–27.3)
 No 2720 (46.3) 21.3 (19.8–22.9)
Professional category 0.000
 Nursing staff 2476 (42.1) 24.2 (22.0–26.5)
 Physician 897 (15.3) 23.7 (21.0–26.7)
 Resident 428 (7.3) 25.7 (21.6–30.1)
 Hospital porter 388 (6.6) 26.8 (22.5–31.5)
 Researcher 296 (5.0) 24.0 (19.2–29.3)
 Technician 334 (5.7) 20.1 (15.9–24.8)
 Executive 14 (0.2) 14.3 (1.8–42.8)
 Department Head/Nursing Supervisor 170 (2.9) 30.0 (23.2–37.5)
 Administrative 481 (8.2) 13.7 (10.8–17.1)
 Other (non-health services) 391 (6.7) 20.7 (16.8–25.1)
Department
 Allergy 36 (0.6) 22.2 (10.1–39.2)
 Anaesthesiology 117 (2.0) 13.7 (8.0–21.3)
 Cardiology 106 (1.8) 23.6 (15.9–32.8)
 Surgery 776 (13.2) 24.2 (21.3–27.4)
 Dermatology 35 (0.6) 17.1 (6.6–33.6)
 Endocrinology 82 (1.4) 29.3 (19.7–40.4)
 Pharmacy 88 (1.5) 11.4 (5.6–19.9)
 Physiotherapy 38 (0.7) 26.3 (13.4–43.1)
 Gastroenterology 91 (1.6) 29.7 (20.5–40.2)
 Geriatric 21 (0.4) 33.3 (14.6–57.0)
 Gynaecology 66 (1.1) 18.2 (9.8–29.6)
 Haematology 91 (1.6) 12.1 (6.2–20.6)
 Infectious Disease 117 (2.0) 28.2 (20.3–37.3)
 Laboratory 359 (6.1) 17.5 (13.8–21.9)
 Preventive medicine 22 (0.4) 9.1 (1.1–29.2)
 Administration/Services 1070 (18.2) 21.3 (18.9–23.9)
 Internal medicine 187 (3.2) 34.2 (27.5–41.5)
 Nephrology 111 (1.9) 10.8 (5.7–18.1)
 Pulmonology 72 (1.2) 38.9 (27.6–51.1)
 Neurophysiology 26 (0.4) 19.2 (6.6–39.4)
 Neurology 88 (1.5) 27.3 (18.3–37.8)
 Ophthalmology 86 (1.5) 17.4 (10.1–27.1)
 Oncology 126 (2.1) 29.4 (21.6–38.1)
 Otorhinolaryngology 40 (0.7) 5.0 (0.6–16.9)
 Paediatric 89 (1.5) 24.7 (16.2–35.0)
 Psychiatry 73 (1.2) 31.5 (21.1–43.4)
 Radiology 287 (4.9) 25.1 (20.2–30.5)
 Rehabilitation 31 (0.5) 19.4 (7.5–37.5)
 Rheumatology 35 (0.6) 31.4 (16.9–49.3)
 Occupational Health and Safety Service 14 (0.2) 64.3 (35.1–87.2)
 Traumatology 63 (1.1) 36.5 (24.7–49.6)
 Intensive care unit 194 (3.3) 17.5 (12.5–23.6)
 Emergency 301 (5.1) 31.9 (26.7–37.5)
 Urology 82 (1.4) 24.4 (15.6–35.1)