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. 2011 Jun 15;203(12):1729–1738. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jir172

Table 2.

Hemagglutination Inhibition (HAI) Assay: Geometric Mean Titers (GMT) and Geometric Mean Fold Rise (GMFR) in the According-to-Protocol Immunogenicity Cohort (Day 42) and the Day 182 Immunogenicity Set

HAI GMT n (95% CI)
HAI GMFR n (95% CI)
Age Treatment group Prevaccinationa Day 42 Day 182 Day 42 Day 182
18–64 years Vaccine 1571 5.0 (5.0–5.0) 1571 249.0 (231.8–267.5) 366 36.2 (31.0–42.2) 1571 49.6 (46.2–53.3) 366 7.2 (6.2–8.4)
Placebo 76 5.0 (5.0–5.0) 76 5.1 (4.9–5.4) 37 5.5 (4.8–6.5) 76 1.0 (1.0–1.1) 37 1.1 (1.0–1.3)
≥65 years Vaccine 396 5.2 (5.1–5.3) 396 81.9 (69.7–96.2) 91 44.8 (33.3–60.4) 396 15.8 (13.4–18.5) 91 8.8 (6.5–11.9)
Placebo 40 5.0–(5.0–5.0) 40 5.5 (4.5–6.8) 19 5.4 (4.6–6.3) 40 1.1 (0.9–1.4) 19 1.1 (0.9–1.3)
18–60 years Vaccine 1488 5.0 (5.0–5.0) 1488 258.0 (239.7–277.7) 353 37.5 (31.8–43.6) 1488 51.4 (47.8–55.3) 353 7.4 (6.3–8.7)
Placebo 68 5.0 (5.0–5.0) 68 5.2 (4.9–5.5) 29 5.7 (4.7–6.9) 68 1.0 (1.0–1.1) 29 1.1 (0.9–1.4)
≥61 years Vaccine 479 5.2 (5.0–5.3) 479 89.0 (77.1–102.7) 104 39.6 (29.9–52.5) 479 17.2 (14.9–19.9) 104 7.8 (5.9–10.4)
Placebo 48 5.0 (5.0–5.0) 48 5.5 (4.6–6.5) 27 5.3 (4.7–5.8) 48 1.1 (0.9–1.3) 27 1.1 (0.9–1.2)
≥75 years Vaccine 119 5.1 (5.0–5.2) 119 75.2 (55.7–101.5) 22 45.4 (25.2–81.8) 119 14.8 (11.0–20.0) 22 9.1 (5.0–16.4)
Placebo 12 5.0 (5.0–5.0) 12 7.1 (3.3–15.2) 4 5.0 (5.0–5.0) 12 1.4 (0.7–3.0) 4 1.0 (1.0–1.0)

NOTE. GMFR is defined as the mean of the within-subject ratios of pre- and postvaccination reciprocal HAI titers; to fulfill the European licensure criterion, GMFR >2.5 (18–60 years of age) and >2.0 (≥61 years of age); there was no US criterion for GMFR. CI, confidence interval.

a

According-to-protocol immunogenicity cohort.