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UK Biobank SARS-CoV-2 Serology Study

29 Jul 2020

Figure 5b Map of the percentage of individuals seropositive for SARS-CoV-2 infection by region. [...] Figure 7 Percentage* of individuals seropositive for SARS-CoV-2 infection by Townsend Deprivation Index** *The black lines indicate the 95% confidence intervals about the estimate. [...] Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection in London Owing to the relatively large numbers of participants residing in the London area (N=5,118; 29%), we have presented a more detailed breakdown of seroprevalence by age and ethnicity across this region. [...] Figure 7 Percentage* of individuals seropositive for SARS-CoV-2 infection by age (London only) *The black lines indicate the 95% confidence intervals about the estimate 3.2 Seroprevalence by ethnicity (London only) In London, seroprevalence estimates were higher across all ethnic groups than the overall average of 7.1% and were not significantly different from each other (Ptest for heterogeneity=0. [...] At the end of month 1 of the study, seropositivity was highest among participants of a Black ethnic background (11.3%) and lowest among those of White ethnicity (6.9%).

Authors

Jelena Besevic

Pages
12
Published in
United Kingdom

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