Table 1 Demographic characteristics and positive rates of the serological and RT–PCR tests in different study populations

From: Seroprevalence of immunoglobulin M and G antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 in China

Population

Geographic region

n

Male, %

Median age, year (25th, 75th percentile)

IgG+

IgM+

IgG+ or IgM+

PCR+

Hospital settings

Healthcare worker

Wuhan, Hubei

714

17.0%

32 (28, 39)

27 (3.8%)

6 (0.8%)

27 (3.8%)

5 (0.7%)

Healthcare worker

Jingzhou/Honghu, Hubei

3,091

28.6%

35 (29, 47)

37 (1.2%)

4 (0.1%)

41 (1.3%)

10 (0.3%)

Hemodialysis patient

Jinzhou/Honghu, Hubei

979

57.4%

57 (48, 67)

19 (1.9%)

19 (1.9%)

35 (3.6%)

5 (0.5%)

Healthcare worker

Chongqing

319

27.2%

33 (28, 50)

8 (2.5%)

2 (0.6%)

10 (3.1%)

NA

Outpatient

Chongqing

993

52.2%

52 (36, 64)

37 (3.7%)

1 (0.1%)

38 (3.8%)

NA

Hemodialysis patient

Guangzhou/Foshan, Guangdong

563

55.6%

59 (47, 70)

12 (2.1%)

7 (1.2%)

16 (2.8%)

0 (0%)

Healthcare worker

Guangzhou, Guangdong

260

26.5%

32 (27, 40)

1 (0.4%)

2 (0.8%)

3 (1.2%)

0 (0%)

Subtotal

 

6,919

36.9%

41 (31, 56)

141 (2.0%)

41 (0.6%)

170 (2.5%)

20 (0.4%)

Community settings

Hotel staff membera

Wuhan, Hubei

346

50.0%

46 (37, 50)

11 (3.2%)

8 (2.3%)

13 (3.8%)

0 (0%)

Healthcare worker relative

Wuhan, Hubei

219

67%

42 (31, 56)

7 (3.2%)

3 (1.4%)

7 (3.2%)

3 (1.4%)

Community resident

Chengdu, Sichuan

9,442

47.2%

56 (40, 69)

26 (0.3%)

29 (0.3%)

55 (0.6%)

0 (0%)

Factory worker

Guangzhou, Guangdong

442

42.2%

29 (25, 32)

4 (0.9%)

4 (0.9%)

6 (1.4%)

NA

Subtotal

 

10, 449

47.7%

50 (35, 49)

48 (0.5%)

44 (0.4%)

81 (0.8%)

3 (0.03%)

  1. aFrom designated hotels for healthcare workers.
  2. n, number of individuals studied; NA, not available.