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. 2021 Nov 25;146:105045. doi: 10.1016/j.jcv.2021.105045

Table 1.

Donor sample population demographics and SARS-CoV-2 antibody detection.

Study Variable Total Donors with SARS-CoV-2 antibody detected Crude seroprevalence(% [95%CI]) Adjusted seroprevalence*(% [95%CI]) p-value
Donor population 8509 187 2.20% [1.89 – 2.54] 2.41% [2.09 – 2.76]
Month February 1047 2 0.19% [0.02 – 0.69]
March 1033 3 0.29% [0.06 – 0.85]
April 1342 39 2.91% [2.07 – 3.97] <0.0001
May 1277 37 2.90% [2.04 – 3.99]
June 1365 37 2.71% [1.91 – 3.74]
July 1116 29 2.60% [1.74 – 3.73]
August 663 23 3.47% [2.20 – 5.21]
September 666 17 2.55% [1.49 – 4.09]
Gender Male 4842 104 2.15% [1.76 – 2.60] 1.86% [1.50 – 2.29]
Female 3667 83 2.26% [1.80 – 2.81] 2.43% [1.97 – 2.96]
Age (yrs) 18–29 1133 46 4.06% [2.97 – 5.42] 5.30% [4.04 – 6.82] <0.0001
30–39 1664 46 2.76% [2.02 – 3.69] 3.55% [2.70 – 4.57] <0.0001
40–49 2271 39 1.72% [1.22 – 2.35] 1.50% [1.04 – 2.09]
50–59 2241 37 1.65% [1.16 – 2.28] 1.21% [0.79 – 1.75]
≥60 1200 19 1.58% [0.95 – 2.47] 1.67% [1.02 – 2.57]
Province Leinster 4955 136 2.74% [2.30 – 3.25] 2.95% [2.48 – 3.47] <0.0001
Munster 2257 37 1.64% [1.15 – 2.26] 1.86% [1.34 – 2.52]
Ulster 648 9 1.39% [0.64 – 2.64] 1.39% [0.63 – 2.63]
Connacht 649 5 0.77% [0.25 – 1.80] 1.23% [0.53 – 2.43]
Blood Grouping ABO A 2367 67 2.83% [2.19 – 3.58]
B 964 17 1.76% [1.03 – 2.82]
AB 203 6 2.96% [1.09 – 6.43]
O 4975 97 1.95% [1.58 – 2.38]
A antigen + 2570 73 2.84% [2.22 – 3.57] <0.0001
5939 114 1.92% [1.58 – 2.31]
RhD + 6248 139 2.22% [1.87 – 2.63]
2261 48 2.12% [1.57 – 2.82]

Adjusted to National demographic distributions recorded in the 2016 CENSUS www.CSO.ie.