Table 2

Seroprevalence to anti-SARS-CoV-2, stratified by baseline characteristics

VariableSeroprevalenceP value
Biological therapy
 Infliximab3.4 (161/4685)<0.0001
 Vedolizumab6.0 (134/2250)
Biological/immunomodulator therapy
 Infliximab with immunomodulator3.0 (78/2639)0.00050
 Infliximab without immunomodulator4.1 (83/2046)
 Vedolizumab with immunomodulator4.5 (19/424)
 Vedolizumab without immunomodulator6.3 (115/1826)
Sex
 Female4.3 (137/3221)1.0
 Male4.3 (158/3705)
 Intersex0.0 (0/2)
 Prefer not to say0.0 (0/7)
Ethnicity
 White3.5 (217/6124)0.00050
 Asian9.2 (44/479)
 Mixed7.7 (12/155)
 Black13.8 (15/109)
 Other11.1 (7/63)
Diagnosis
 Crohn’s disease3.2 (128/3949)0.00050
 UC5.5 (155/2810)
 IBD unclassified6.8 (12/176)
Immunomodulators at recruitment
 No5.1 (198/3872)<0.0001
 Yes3.2 (97/3063)
5-ASA at recruitment
 No3.9 (198/5105)0.012
 Yes5.3 (97/1830)
Steroid use in 2020
 No4.0 (232/5779)0.031
 Yes5.4 (63/1156)
Heart disease
 No4.3 (287/6725)0.86
 Yes3.8 (8/210)
Diabetes
 No4.2 (280/6623)0.57
 Yes4.8 (15/312)
Lung disease
 No4.4 (260/5972)0.34
 Yes3.6 (35/963)
Kidney disease
 No4.3 (294/6846)0.19
 Yes1.1 (1/89)
Cancer
 No4.3 (293/6885)1.0
 Yes4.0 (2/50)
Smoker
 Yes2.2 (16/744)0.00050
 Not currently3.4 (71/2106)
 Never5.1 (207/4083)
Meets clinical criteria for suspected or probable COVID-19
 No2.5 (158/6345)<0.0001
 Yes23.2 (137/590)
Tested with PCR for SARS-CoV-2
 No2.9 (128/4346)<0.0001
 Yes6.5 (167/2589)
Positive PCR for SARS-CoV-2
 No3.8 (93/2462)<0.0001
 Yes58.3 (74/127)
Positive PCR for SARS-CoV-2 at least 2 weeks prior to serum sample
 No3.8 (85/2229)<0.0001
 Yes59.0 (69/117)
Hospitalised for confirmed COVID-19
 No4.1 (285/6922)<0.0001
 Yes76.9 (10/13)
Shielding behaviour April–July
 I remained in my house or garden3.8 (92/2396)0.0020
 I only left the house for exercise on my own or with members of my household3.9 (104/2701)
 I encountered people from outside of my household but maintained social distancing 4.9 (83/1696)
 I encountered people from outside of my household but did not maintain social distancing 11.0 (15/136)
Exposure to documented cases of COVID-19
 No3.1 (192/6160)<0.0001
 Yes13.3 (103/773)
Active disease (PRO2)
 No4.3 (266/6125)0.67
 Yes3.8 (22/575)
  • Values shown are percentages (proportions).

  • 5-ASA, aminosalicylates; PRO2, patient-reported outcome.