Volume 27, Number 3—March 2021
Research
Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies in First Responders and Public Safety Personnel, New York City, New York, USA, May–July 2020
Table
Percentage of respondents who were seropositive for SARS-CoV-2 IgG, by demographic and health characteristics, in a study of first responders and public safety personnel, New York City, New York, USA, May 18–July 2, 2020*
Characteristic | No. (%) |
% Seropositive (95% CI) |
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Total |
22,647 (100.0) |
22.5 (21.9–23.0) |
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Sex | ||||
M | 17,118 (75.6) | 21.9 (21.3–22.5) | ||
F |
5,529 (24.4) |
24.2 (23.1–25.4) |
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Age group, y | ||||
18–24 | 795 (3.5) | 32.0 (28.7–35.3) | ||
25–34 | 6,677 (29.5) | 26.4 (25.3–27.5) | ||
35–44 | 8,034 (35.5) | 20.2 (19.4–21.1) | ||
45–59 | 6,328 (27.9) | 20.3 (19.4–21.4) | ||
60–64 | 589 (2.6) | 20.7 (17.5–24.2) | ||
>65 |
224 (1.0) |
18.3 (13.5–24.0) |
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Race/ethnicity | ||||
Non-Hispanic White | 10,013 (44.2) | 18.5 (17.7–19.2) | ||
Non-Hispanic Black | 3,292 (14.5) | 30.1 (28.5–31.7) | ||
Non-Hispanic Asian | 1,647 (7.3) | 21.3 (19.4–23.4) | ||
Hispanic or Latino | 5,460 (24.1) | 26.9 (25.7–28.1) | ||
Non-Hispanic other race† | 548 (2.4) | 20.3 (17.0–23.9) | ||
Decline to answer |
1,687 (7.5) |
19.3 (17.4–21.2) |
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Weight status, n = 22,632‡ | ||||
Underweight or normal weight | 4,048 (17.9) | 21.4 (20.2–22.7) | ||
Overweight | 10,386 (45.9) | 22.1 (21.3–22.9) | ||
Obese | 7,500 (33.1) | 23.1 (22.1–24.1) | ||
Severely obese |
698 (3.1) |
27.8 (24.5–31.3) |
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Housing, n = 22,641 | ||||
Single family | 15,455 (68.3) | 21.1 (20.5–21.8) | ||
Multiunit |
7,186 (31.7) |
25.3 (24.3–26.4) |
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Residence borough | ||||
Outside New York City | 8,654 (38.2) | 18.3 (17.5–19.2) | ||
Bronx | 1,948 (8.6) | 28.8 (26.8–30.9) | ||
Brooklyn | 3,329 (14.7) | 28.0 (26.5–29.5) | ||
Manhattan | 1,207 (5.3) | 21.4 (19.1–23.8) | ||
Queens | 4,834 (21.3) | 25.4 (24.2–26.6) | ||
Staten Island |
2,675 (11.8) |
19.8 (18.3–21.3) |
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Workplace§ | ||||
Correctional facility | 1,272 (5.6) | 36.2 (33.6–39.0) | ||
Emergency medical services | 2,418 (10.7) | 35.2 (33.3–37.2) | ||
Childcare setting (Regional Enrichment Center) | 677 (3.0) | 21.3 (18.2–24.6) | ||
Fire services | 6,087 (26.9) | 20.8 (19.8–21.9) | ||
Police department | 11,885 (52.5) | 19.8 (19.1–20.5) | ||
Medical examiner office |
394 (1.7) |
11.7 (8.7–15.3) |
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Workplace borough | ||||
Bronx | 3,524 (15.6) | 26.8 (25.4–28.3) | ||
Brooklyn | 6,075 (26.8) | 24.1 (23.1–25.2) | ||
Manhattan | 5,755 (25.4) | 19.7 (18.6–20.7) | ||
Queens | 6,200 (27.4) | 21.9 (20.9–23.0) | ||
Staten Island |
1,093 (4.8) |
17.4 (15.2–19.8) |
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Exposure to persons who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2‡ | ||||
Household member | 2,393 (10.6) | 48.3 (46.3–50.3) | ||
Coworker | 14,912 (65.9) | 23.7 (23.0–24.3) | ||
Patient | 6,502 (28.7) | 26.9 (25.8–28.0) | ||
Other person | 7,721 (34.1) |
26.8 (25.8–27.8) |
*BMI, body mass index; SARS-CoV-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. †Non-Hispanic other race includes Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaska Native. ‡Weight status categories defined as underweight or normal weight (BMI <25), overweight (BMI >25 but <30), obese (BMI >30 but <40), and severely obese (BMI >40). §Workplace and self-reported exposure to persons who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 are not mutually exclusive.