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. 2021 Sep 15;16(9):e0255498. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0255498

Table 3. Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 according to demographic characteristics, living conditions, health characteristics and comorbidities (N = 1,156).

Seronegative cases Seropositive cases 95%IC p
Demographic characteristics N (%) N (%)
Gender
Men 780 (94.66%) 44 (5.34%) (3.91–7.1) 0.572
Women 311 (93.67%) 21 (6.33%) (3.96–9.51)
Age, year 40.1 (14.3) 42.2 (14.5) 0.271
French Nationality
No 882 (93.73%) 59 (6.27%) (4.81–8.01) 0.067
Yes 202 (97.12%) 6 (2.88%) (1.07–6.17)
Country of Birth§
France 207 (95.83%) 9 (4.17%) (1.92–7.76) 0.382
European Union 179 (95.7%) 8 (4.3%) (1.86–8.26)
Non-EU Europe 194 (95.6%) 9 (4.4%) (2.05–8.25)
Africa 450 (92.78%) 35 (7.22%) (5.08–9.89)
Other 58 (93.55%) 4 (6.45%) (1.79–15.7)
Education level
No academic achievement 504 (94.92%) 25 (4.71%) (3.07–6.87) 0.420
Lower secondary 402 (91.78%) 29 (6.62%) (4.48–9.37)
Upper secondary or vocational 117 (95.12%) 6 (4.88%) (1.81–10.32)
Not known or missing 68 (86.08%) 5 (6.33%) (2.09–14.16)
Living with someone
No 592 (94.27%) 36 (5.73%) (4.05–7.85) 0.795
Yes 490 (94.78%) 27 (5.22%) (3.47–7.51)
Health insurance
No 322 (96.12%) 13 (3.88%) (2.08–6.54) 0.122
Yes 743 (93.58%) 51 (6.42%) (4.82–8.36)
State health insurance or other
State health insurance 184 (93.4%) 13 (6.6%) (3.56–11.02) 0.227
Other 559 (93.63%) 38 (6.37%) (4.54–8.63)
None 322 (96.12%) 13 (3.88%) (2.08–6.54)
Having financial resources
No 463 (93.15%) 34 (6.84%) (4.78–9.42) 0.199
Yes 591 (95.01%) 31 (4.98%) (3.41–6.84)
Having work
No 899 (93.64%) 61 (6.35%) (4.89–8.08) 0.065
Yes 155 (97.48%) 4 (2.51%) (0.68–6.31)
Living conditions
Total duration of homelessness
<3 months 79 (92.94%) 4 (4.71%) (1.3–11.61) 0.787
3 to 12 months 218 (94.78%) 10 (4.35%) (2.1–7.85)
1 to 5 years 399 (92.79%) 27 (6.28%) (4.18–9)
>5 years 353 (93.88%) 21 (5.59%) (3.49–8.41)
Typology ETHOS* at baseline
ETHOS 1: street 87 (97.75%) 2 (2.25%) (0.27–7.88) 0.009
ETHOS2: emergency shelters and hotels 499 (91.9%) 44 (8.1%) (5.89–10.63)
ETHOS 3: transitional shelters 186 (96.88%) 6 (3.12%) (1.16–6.68)
ETHOS 8: squats, slums 316 (96.05%) 13 (3.95%) (2.12–6.66)
Type of accommodation
Private room or area 477 (93.9%) 27 (5.31%) (3.53–7.64) 0.896
Shared room or area 598 (94.17%) 36 (5.67%) (4–7.76)
Time spent in emergency shelters
Less than one month 747 (96.39%) 28 (3.61%) (2.41–5.18) <0.001
More than one month 313 (89.43%) 37 (10.57%) (7.55–14.28)
Contacts per day, number 9.2 (12.2) 6.1 (5.9) 0.001
Change of accommodation during SARS-CoV-2 crisis
No 655 (95.48%) 31 (4.52%) (3.09–6.35) 0.08
Yes 398 (92.99%) 30 (7.01%) (4.78–9.86)
Health characteristics g
Prior or present symptoms of SARS-CoV-2 disease
No 365 (90.12%) 40 (9.88%) (7.15–13.21) <0.001
Yes 23 (53.49%) 20 (46.51%) (31.18–62.35)
Tobacco consumption
No 424 (91.58%) 39 (8.42%) (6.06–11.34) <0.001
Yes 590 (97.04%) 18 (2.96%) (1.76–4.64)
Alcohol consumption
No 717 (93.6%) 49 (6.40%) (4.77–8.37) 0.047
Yes 277 (96.85%) 9 (3.15%) (1.45–5.89)
Comorbidity
No 513 (95.18%) 26 (4.82%) (3.17–6.99) 0.307
Yes 578 (93.68%) 39 (6.32%) (4.53–8.54)
Number of comorbidities 1 (1.3) 1 (1.1) 0.749
Psychiatric and addiction comorbidities
No 827 (93.55%) 57 (6.45%) (4.92–8.27) 0.034
Yes 264 (97.06%) 8 (2.94%) (1.28–5.71)
Risk factors for severe SARS-CoV-2 disease
Obesity
No 1000 (94.61%) 57 (5.39%) (4.11–6.93) 0.594
Yes 69 (93.24%) 5 (6.76%) (2.23–15.07)
Diabetes
No 1012 (94.4%) 60 (5.6%) (4.3–7.15) 0.807
Yes 79 (94.05%) 5 (5.95%) (1.96–13.35)
Cancer
No 1045 (94.74%) 58 (5.26%) (4.02–6.74) 0.124
Yes 20 (86.96%) 3 (13.04%) (2.78–33.59)
Chronic Respiratory Disease
No 935 (94.35%) 56 (5.65%) (4.3–7.28) 0.812
Yes 88 (95.65%) 4 (4.35%) (1.2–10.76)
Cardiovascular Disease
No 884 (94.24%) 54 (5.76%) (4.35–7.45) 0.847
Yes 140 (95.24%) 7 (4.76%) (1.94–9.57)
Chronic Kidney Disease
No 1001 (94.34%) 60 (5.66%) (4.34–7.22) 0.999
Yes 21 (95.45%) 1 (4.55%) (0.12–22.84)

95%IC: 95% confidence interval; SD: standard deviation.

*ETHOS: the European typology for homelessness and housing exclusion.

§: “European Union” countries: Belgium, Bulgaria, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Spain. “Non-EU European” countries: Albania, Armenia, Bosnia, Croatia, Moldavia, Montenegro, Serbia, Russia including Chechenia and Ukraine.