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Table 1 Characteristics of participants with sample collected (and tested) for serologic antibody test on same day as sample that resulted in RT-PCR positive for SARS-CoV-2 (n = 492)

From: Low detection rate of RT-PCR-confirmed COVID-19 using IgM/IgG rapid antibody tests in a large community sample in Lima, Peru

Characteristic

Total (n = 492)

Negative antibody test (n = 262)

Positive antibody test (n = 230)

p–valuea

Age, mean (SD)

48.4 (20.1)

47.0 (21.1)

49.9 (18.9)

0.10

Female, n (%)b

257 (52.2)

126 (48.1)

131 (57.0)

0.07

Any contact history, n (%)

249 (50.6)

127 (48.5)

122 (53.0)

0.36

Reported having any symptoms, n (%)

372 (75.6)

206 (78.6)

166 (72.2)

0.12

 Cough

244 (49.6)

132 (50.4)

112 (48.7)

0.78

 Sore throat

180 (36.6)

105 (40.1)

75 (32.6)

0.10

 Fever

171 (34.8)

106 (40.5)

65 (28.3)

0.01

 Nasal congestion

127 (25.8)

77 (29.4)

50 (21.7)

0.07

 Difficulty breathing

61 (12.4)

26 (9.9)

35 (15.2)

0.10

 Malaise

179 (36.4)

103 (39.3)

76 (33.0)

0.18

 Diarrhea

65 (13.2)

34 (13.0)

31 (13.5)

0.98

 Vomiting

52 (10.6)

23 (8.8)

29 (12.6)

0.22

 Headache

162 (32.9)

90 (34.4)

72 (31.3)

0.53

 Loss of taste or smell

27 (5.5)

12 (4.6)

15 (6.5)

0.46

Median number of days since onset of symptoms, among those reporting symptoms (range) (N = 372)

7 (1–31)

5 (1–31)

9 (2–31)

< 0.01

 Cough (n = 244)

7 (1–24)

5 (1–24)

8 (2–24)

< 0.01

 Sore throat (n = 180)

6 (1–28)

5 (1–18)

9 (2–28)

< 0.01

 Fever (n = 171)

4 (1–22)

3.5 (1–18)

7 (1–22)

< 0.01

 Nasal congestion (n = 127)

6 (1–31)

4.0 (1–31)

9 (1–31)

< 0.01

 Difficulty breathing (n = 61)

7 (1–29)

4 (1–15)

8 (2–29)

< 0.01

 Malaise (n = 179)

6 (1–24)

5 (1–19)

8 (1–24)

< 0.01

 Diarrhea (n = 65)

6 (1–24)

3 (1–24)

7 (1–24)

< 0.01

 Vomiting (n = 52)

4 (0–24)

3 (1–9)

7 (2–21)

< 0.01

 Headache (n = 162)

5 (1–21)

5 (1–19)

7 (1–21)

< 0.01

 Loss of taste or smell (n = 27)

5 (2–16)

3.5 (3–10)

7 (2–16)

0.03

  1. aWilcoxon-Mann-Whitney Test for comparing medians, Pearson’s chi-squared test for comparing proportions. bTwo people with a negative rapid antibody test result were missing sex data