Table 2. SARS-CoV-2 IgG seropositivity in selected demographic groups of the final study sample, Norway, winter 2020/21 (n = 234).
Variables | Positive tests | Crude seroprevalence | Weighted seroprevalence | |||
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n | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | ||
Data from Statistics Norway | ||||||
IgG seropositive cases | 234 | 0.8 | 0.7–1.0 | 0.9 | 0.7–1.0 | |
Age groups | ||||||
16–19 | 16 | 1.8 | 1.1–3.0 | 1.9 | 0.9–2.9 | |
20–44 | 100 | 1.0 | 0.8–1.2 | 1.0 | 0.8–1.2 | |
45–66 | 86 | 0.8 | 0.6–1.0 | 0.7 | 0.6–0.9 | |
67–79 | 29 | 0.6 | 0.4–0.9 | 0.5 | 0.3–0.7 | |
≥ 80 | 3 | 0.4 | 0.1–1.2 | 0.4 | 0.0–0.9 | |
Sex | ||||||
Women | 133 | 0.8 | 0.7–1.0 | 0.8 | 0.6–1.0 | |
Men | 101 | 0.9 | 0.7–1.0 | 0.9 | 0.7–1.1 | |
Place of birth | ||||||
Nordic countries | 184 | 0.8 | 0.7–0.9 | 0.7 | 0.6–0.9 | |
Outside Nordic countries | 50 | 1.4 | 1.0–1.8 | 1.4 | 1.0–1.9 | |
Counties | ||||||
Troms and Finnmark | 12 | 0.7 | 0.4–1.3 | 0.7 | 0.2–1.1 | |
Nordland | 6 | 0.5 | 0.3–1.1 | 0.4 | 0.0–0.9 | |
Trøndelag | 8 | 0.4 | 0.2–0.7 | 0.4 | 0.0–0.8 | |
Møre and Romsdal | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0–0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0–0.1 | |
Vestland | 39 | 1.2 | 0.9–1.6 | 1.4 | 0.9–1.8 | |
Rogaland | 15 | 0.7 | 0.4–1.2 | 0.7 | 0.3–1.2 | |
Agder | 9 | 0.7 | 0.3–1.3 | 0.7 | 0.1–1.2 | |
Vestfold and Telemark | 6 | 0.3 | 0.1–0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0–0.4 | |
Viken | 67 | 1.0 | 0.8–1.3 | 1.0 | 0.7–1.3 | |
Oslo | 60 | 1.6 | 1.2–2.0 | 1.7 | 1.2–2.2 | |
Innlandet | 10 | 0.6 | 0.3–1.0 | 0.6 | 0.2–1.1 | |
Data from questionnaire | ||||||
Education level | ||||||
Primary school/junior high school | 17 | 0.8 | 0.5–1.3 | NA | ||
High school | 54 | 0.8 | 0.6–1.0 | NA | ||
Vocational school | 22 | 0.6 | 0.4–0.9 | NA | ||
University or college | 127 | 0.9 | 0.8–1.1 | NA | ||
Healthcare worker | ||||||
Yes | 42 | 1.1 | 0.8–1.5 | NA | ||
No | 178 | 0.8 | 0.7–0.9 | NA | ||
Number of people living in household | ||||||
1 | 37 | 0.8 | 0.6–1.2 | NA | ||
2–4 | 161 | 0.8 | 0.7–1.0 | NA | ||
≥ 5 | 22 | 1.0 | 0.6–1.4 | NA |
CI: 95% confidence interval; NA: not applicable; SARS-CoV-2: severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.