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. 2013 Dec 11;8(12):e82779. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0082779

Table 1. Summary statistics by response group.

Variable Responder
Non-responder
Mann-Whitney U-test
N (%) Median (IQR) N (%) Median (IQR)
Age (years) 98 (80) 24 (20-29) 25 (20) 26 (22-34) p=0.15
BMI (kg/m2) 98 (80) 28.40 (24.22-33.06) 24 (20) 32.66 (27.39-40.26) p=0.009*
BMI Categories P=0.035*$
 • Underweight (<18.5 ) 3 (75) 18.29 (16.81-18,37) 1 (25) 17.22 (N/A) P=0.65
 • Normal (18.5-24.9) 25 (96) 21.83 (21.26-23.37) 1 (4) 22.66 (N/A) P=0.79
 • Overweight (25-29.9) 30 (81) 27.73 (26.49-28.83) 7 (19) 27.30 (26.89-28.25) P=0.76
 • Obese (>30) 40 (73) 33.98 (31.64-38.19) 15 (27) 38.01 (33.31-45.09) P=0.059
Days post vaccination 98 (80) 41 (33-62) 25 (20) 37 (34-66) p=0.77
HBsAb titre (GMT / 95%CI) 98 (80) 72.61 (57.71-91.37)
Contraception 98 (80) 25 (20)
 • None/non-hormonal 31 (89) 4 (11)
 • Oral combined pill 5 (83) 1 (17) P=0.24$
 • Long-acting injectable 61 (75) 20 (25)

Data are presented as N (number of participants with each predictor variable in the respective response groups) and percentage of total with that predictor. BMI (Body Mass Index); HBsAb (Hepatitis B surface antibody); GMT (Geometric mean titre). IQR (Interquartile Range). * Illustrates p-value≤ 0.05. $ Fisher’s exact test p-value. [Underweight category not included in calculation of Fisher’s exact test p-value due to the small sample size (n=4)].