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. 2021 Nov 3;11:21612. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-00990-4

Table 3.

SARS-CoV-2 IgG seropositivity by self-reported clinical characteristics.

IgG seropositivity Univariate analysis Multivariate analysis
% (95% CI) OR 95% CI P-value OR 95% CI P-value3
PCR status Never done 29.28 (24.48–33.99) 1  < 0.0012 1
Negative 42.42 (25.48–60.78) 1.78 0.86 to 3.67 1.52 0.53 to 4.33 0.432
Positive 92.31 (63.97–99.81) 29.98 3.72 to 225.50 21.97 1.91 to 252.92 0.013

Contact with

confirmed case

No contact 24.74 (18.42–31.89) 1  < 0.0012 1
Household member 48.15 (39.47–56.41) 2.83 1.74 to 4.60 4.26 2.19 to 8.30  < 0.001
Non-cohabitating 29.86 (22.53–38.04) 1.30 0.79 to 2.14 1.69 0.83 to 3.41 0.146
COVID-19 symptoms No 14.60 (9.15–21.64) 1 1
Yes 41.99 (36.45–47.68) 4.29 2.54 to 7.26  < 0.0011 1.052 0.12 to 85.71 0.982
Type of symptoms Ageusia/Anosmia 77.36 (68.21–84.92) 13.57 8.02 to 22.96  < 0.0011 15.30 5.98 to 39.12  < 0.001
Pneumonia diagn.$ 75.00 (47.62–92.73) 6.35 2.01 to 20.03 0.0011 1.84 0.32 to 10.48 0.492
Cutaneous 63.33 (43.86–80.07) 3.76 1.74 to 8.12  < 0.0011 1.53 0.46 to 5.06 0.483
Fever 47.51 (40.06–55.05) 2.83 1.89 to 4.23  < 0.0011 1.59 0.75 to 3.36 0.225
GI symptoms 50.47 (40.63–60.23) 2.57 1.65 to 4.02  < 0.0011 1.44 0.69 to 3.01 0.325
Asthenia 44.51 (36.97–52.24) 2.19 1.47 to 3.27 0.0121 1.52 0.67 to 3.45 0.311
Dyspnea 47.06 (34.83–59.55) 1.96 1.16 to 3.30 0.0041 0.62 0.23 to 1.70 0.355
Cough 42.67 (34.64–50.99) 1.84 1.22 to 2.78 0.0081 0.99 0.47 to 2.10 0.981
Myalgia 42.47 (34.93–50.51) 1.78 1.18 to 2.68 0.0181 0.66 0.30 to 1.47 0.309
Headache 40.46 (33.08–48.18) 1.64 1.10 to 2.44 0.7351 1.02 0.48 to 2.15 0.956
Odynophagia 32.20 (23.90–41.43) 0.92 0.59 to 1.43  < 0.0011 0.34 0.16 to 0.69 0.003
Number of symptoms 0 14.60 (9.15–21.64) 1  < 0.0012 1
1–3 32.59 (24.78–41.19) 2.83 1.56 to 5.13 1.82 0.45 to 71.96 0.751
4–6 38.79 (29.89–48.29) 3.71 2.03 to 6.78 1.55 0.10 to 25.34 0.760
7–9 70.00 (55.39–82.14) 13.65 6.33 to 29.45 2.47 0.27 to 22.31 0.421
 ≥ 10 63.64 (30.79–89.07) 10.24 2.74 to 38.21 7.46 1.74 to 32.03 0.007

$diagnosis.

1Fisher’s exact test.

2Chi-square test.

3Enter multivariate logistic regression. Variables significantly associated with seropositivity are highlighted in bold.

OR, Odds Ratio. 95% CI, 95% Confidence interval. GI, Gastrointestinal.