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. 2022 Jan 10;22:42. doi: 10.1186/s12879-022-07031-z

Table 3.

Proportion positive with SARS-CoV-2 IgG

Characteristics N N
Positive
Crude p-value Weighted* Adjusted for test
performance
p-value
Overall 2058 329 16.0(14.4;17.6) 15.9(14.4;17.4) 18.5(16.8;20.2)
Sex 0.29 0.60
 Male 1207 188 15.6(13.6;17.6) 15.6(13.6;17.5) 18.0(15.8;20.2)
 Female 851 141 16.6(14.1;19.1) 16.4(14.0;18.7) 19.2(16.6;21.8)
Age groups (years) 0.08 0.08
 ≤ 19 293 45 15.4(11.3;19.5) 15.0(11.2;18.8) 17.8(13.2;22.2)
 20–29 403 47 11.7(8.6;14.8) 12.2(9.2;15.2) 13.5(10.2;16.8)
 30–39 366 63 17.2(13.3;21.1) 17.1(13.5;20.7) 19.9(15.8;24.0)
 40–49 360 69 19.2(15.1;23.3) 19.0(15.2;22.8) 22.2(17.9;26.5)
 50–59 320 52 16.3(12.3;20.3) 15.7(11.9;19.5) 18.8(14.5;23.1)
 ≥ 60 200 37 18.5(13.1;23.9) 18.6(13.5;23.7) 21.4(15.7;27.1)
Governorates  < 0.0001  < 0.0001
 Baalbek El-Hermel 112 33 29.5(21.1;37.9) 29.8(21.0;38.6) 34.1(25.3;42.9)
 North Lebanon 163 30 18.4(12.5;24.3) 18.2(12.2;24.2) 21.3(15.0;27.6)
 Bekaa 143 26 18.2(11.9;24.5) 18.0(11.5;24.5) 21.0(14.3;27.7)
 Mount Lebanon 925 167 18.1(15.6;20.6) 18.1(15.8;20.4) 20.9(18.3;23.5)
 South Lebanon 269 34 12.6(8.6;16.6) 12.6(9.5;15.7) 14.6(10.4;18.8)
 Akkar 119 13 10.9(5.3;16.5) 11.2(5.2;17.2) 12.6(6.6;18.6)
 Beirut 162 16 9.9(5.3;14.5) 10.1(5.3;14.9) 11.4(6.5;16.3)
 Nabatieh 165 10 6.1(2.4;9.8) 6.1(2.2;10.0) 7.0(3.1;10.9)
Comorbidities 0.25 0.39
 Yes 270 39 14.4(10.2;18.6) 16.2(12.1;20.3) 16.6(12.2;21.0)
 No 1432 233 16.3(14.4;18.2) 14.1(12.4;15.8) 18.8(16.8;20.8)
History of positive PCR testing for SARS-CoV-2  < 0.0001  < 0.0001
 Yes 60 38 63.3(51.1;75.5) 63.2(51.7;74.7) 73.3(62.1;84.5)
 No 1642 234 14.3(12.6;16.0) 14.1(12.5;15.7) 16.5(14.7;18.3)

N number; %: percentage; IgG immunoglobulin G; CI confidence interval

*Weighted by age group, sex, and governorates