Mild and Asymptomatic Coronavirus Disease in Children, Adolescents, and Household Contacts and Prolonged Viral Excretion
Table 6
Correlation between age and laboratory confirmation of SARS-CoV-2 in 385 children and adolescents.
Test
Age group
Negative
Positive
All
value
n
%
n
%
n
%
qRT-PCR
<6 months
14
4.9%
5
4.9%
19
4.9%
0.986
≥6 and <12 months
12
4.2%
9
8.8%
21
5.5%
0.081
≥1 and <5 years
92
32.5%
22
21.6%
114
29.6%
0.038
≥5 and <10 years
58
20.5%
27
26.5%
85
22.1%
0.212
≥10 and <18 years
107
37.8%
39
38.2%
146
37.9%
0.939
IgG
<6 months
21
18.3%
4
4.9%
25
12.8%
0.006
≥6 and <12 months
7
6.1%
2
2.5%
9
4.6%
0.233
≥1 and <5 years
42
36.5%
21
25.9%
63
32.1%
0.118
≥5 and <10 years
18
15.7%
23
28.4%
41
20.9%
0.031
≥10 and <18 years
27
23.5%
31
38.3%
58
29.6%
0.025
IgA
<6 months
22
19.5%
3
3.7%
25
12.8%
0.001
≥6 and <12 months
6
5.3%
3
3.7%
9
4.6%
0.587
≥1 and <5 years
41
36.3%
21
25.6%
62
31.8%
0.114
≥5 and <10 years
18
15.9%
23
28.0%
41
21.0%
0.040
≥10 and <18 years
26
23.0%
32
39.0%
58
29.7%
0.016
Two proportions equality test n, number of cases; %, percentage, , two proportions equality test .Total number of children and adolescents who underwent qRT-PCR of the 419 cases.
