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. 2021 Jun 24;11:13279. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-92775-y

Table 3.

Percent asymptomatic and mean number of symptoms in subjects positive and negative for antibodies against SARS-CoV-2, according to sociodemographic characteristics.

Positive individuals (N = 849) Negative individuals (N = 31,867)
% asymptomatic Mean number of symptoms 95% CI % asymptomatic Mean number of symptoms 95% CI
Sex
Male 13.5 3.6 3.3 3.9 48.8 1.2 1.2 1.3
Female 11.1 4.1 3.9 4.4 37.5 1.7 1.7 1.8
Skin colour
White 12.4 3.7 3.2 4.1 44.3 1.4 1.3 1.4
Brown 10.2 4.1 3.9 4.4 40.7 1.7 1.6 1.7
Black 15.6 3.7 3.2 4.2 42.6 1.5 1.5 1.6
Yellow 14.8 3.7 2.6 4.7 37.4 1.7 1.5 1.8
Indigenous 22.2 3.3 2.2 4.3 38.1 1.7 1.5 2.0
Age
1 to 4 27.6 2.4 1.5 3.3 50.3 1.1 0.9 1.2
5 to 9 21.7 2.4 1.7 3.2 52.3 1.1 1.0 1.2
10 to 19 5.7 3.1 2.5 3.7 36.9 1.6 1.5 1.7
20 to 29 8.3 4.1 3.6 4.6 33.1 1.9 1.8 2.0
30 to 39 6.7 4.9 4.5 5.4 38.3 1.8 1.7 1.9
40 to 49 13.9 4.3 3.8 4.7 41.3 1.7 1.6 1.7
50 to 59 15.0 3.8 3.4 4.3 44.9 1.4 1.4 1.5
60 to 69 12.0 3.5 3.0 4.0 50.5 1.2 1.1 1.2
70 or more 15.9 3.2 2.6 3.8 48.8 1.1 1.1 1.2
Wealth index
Poorest 13.5 3.8 3.5 4.2 43.4 1.6 1.5 1.6
2nd 13.2 3.9 3.5 4.3 41.2 1.6 1.5 1.7
3rd 11.4 4.0 3.6 4.5 42.2 1.6 1.5 1.6
4th 13.2 3.8 3.4 4.3 41.0 1.5 1.5 1.6
Richest 5.0 4.1 3.6 4.7 43.0 1.4 1.3 1.4
Schooling
Primary or less 14.3 3.6 3.3 3.9 45.0 1.4 1.4 1.5
Secondary 8.9 4.3 4.0 4.6 39.8 1.7 1.6 1.7
University or higher 7.8 4.4 3.9 5.0 38.7 1.6 1.6 1.7

The EPICOVID-19 study, third wave.