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Table 1 Characteristics of enrolled patients

From: Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection in Italian pediatric population: a regional seroepidemiological study

Characteristic

No of patients (n = 169) (%)

Department

 - Day Hospital

77 (45.6)

 - Pediatric Surgery

36 (21.3)

 - Pediatrics

24 (14.2)

 - Gastroenterology

14 (8.3)

 - Blood Drawing Center

12 (7.1)

 - Emergency Department

6 (3.5)

Age

 - Mean ± SD

10.5 ± 4.1

 - ≤ 5

28 (16.6)

 - 6–11

61 (36.1)

 - 12–17

80 (47.3)

Sex

 - M

85 (50.3)

 - F

84 (49.7)

Citizenship

 - Italy

154 (91)

 - Romania

4 (2.4)

 - Serbia

4 (2.4)

 - Albania

2 (1.2)

 - China

1 (0.6)

 - Pakistan

1 (0.6)

 - Spain

1 (0.6)

 - Turkey

1 (0.6)

 - UK

1 (0.6)

Comorbidities

94 (55.6)

 - Malformation/Syndrome/Cerebral Palsy

22 (23.4)

 - Obesity

12 (12.8)

 - Prematurity

10 (10.6)

 - Respiratory

10 (10.6)

 - Cardiac

5 (5.3)

 - Diabetes

4 (4.3)

 - Other

31 (33)

Cohabitant healthcare worker

23 (13.6)

Having an infected cohabitant

20 (11.8)

 - 1 month before

7

 - 2 months before

5

 - 3 months before

5

 - More than 3 months before

1

 - Unspecified

2

 - Tested by nasopharyngeal swab

20 (100)

 - Positive

4 (20)

Nasopharyngeal swab

 - Tested

122 (72.2)

 - Positive

5 (4.1)

   1 month before

2

   2 months before

2

   3 months before

1

   More than 3 months before

0

Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein IgG Antibodies

 - Positive

16 (9.5)

 - Negative

153 (90.5)