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. 2023 Feb 21;76(12):2077–2086. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciad088

Table 2.

Overall Numbers and Percentage of Pooled Numbers for Hospitalization and Totals

Study Total
CCP
Outcomes
Total CCP Total Control Outcomes Total Control Totals CCP, % Control, % ARR, % (95% CI) RRR % (95% CI) Significance Level, P Value NNT Benefit
mITT (all-cause hospitalizations) 111 1305 160 1315 2620 8.5 12.2 3.7 (1.3–6.0) 30.1 (12.0–44.4) .0011 27
mITT (hospitalizations after 24 h from transfusion) 88 1282 147 1302 2584 6.9 11.3 4.4 (2.2–6.6) 39.2 (21.7–52.8) .0001 23
Onset ≤5 d 70 787 114 775 1562 8.9 14.7 5.8 (2.6–9.0) 39.5 (19.9–54.3) .0002 17
Onset ≥6 d 41 518 46 540 1058 7.9 8.5 .6 (−2.7 to 3.9) 7.1 (−39.1 to 37.9) .3605 166
Donor titer ≥ median 49 687 157 1315 2002 7.1 11.9 4.8 (2.2–7.4) 40.3 (18.8–56.1) .0004 21
Donor titer below median 62 593 157 1315 1908 10.5 11.9 1.5 (−1.5 to 4.5) 12.4 (−15.6 to 33.7) .1735 67
High titer AND onset ≤5 d 29 406 114 775 1181 7.1 14.7 7.6 (4.0–11.1) 51.4 (28.3–67.1) .0001 13
Low titer and onset ≤5 d, high titer and onset >5 d, low titer and onset >5 d 75 836 160 1315 2151 9.0 12.2 3.2 (.6–5.8) 26.3 (4.4–43.2) .0105 31

Data are presented as No. unless otherwise indicated.

Abbreviations: ARR, absolute risk reduction; CCP, coronavirus disease 2019 convalescent plasma; CI, confidence interval; mITT, modified intention-to-treat; NNT, number needed to treat; RRR, relative risk reduction.