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. 2016 Nov 4;11(11):e0165384. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0165384

Table 3. 21 Day Booster response to 7.5 μg clade 1 A/Vietnam/1194/2004/NIBERG-14 6-months after the first vaccination.

Age group 18 to 60 years > 60 years
Primary vaccine dose 7.5 μg (N = 39) 30 μg + Adjuvant (N = 38) 7.5 μg (N = 36) 30 μg + Adjuvant(N = 41)
EMA threshold
GMT (95% CI) None 8.67 (6.32; 11.89) 9.96 (7.17; 13.82) 11.53 (7.56; 17.59) 18.8 (12.5; 28.3)
GMTR (95% CI) >2.5 1.59 (1.22; 2.06) 1.45 (1.21; 1.75)
GMTR (95% CI) > 2# 1.31 (1.06; 1.62) 1.34 (1.09; 1.67)
Seroconversion* % (95% CI) > 40% 10.3 (2.9; 24.2) 2.6 (0.1; 13.8)
Seroconversion* % (95% CI) > 30%# 2.8 (0.1; 14.5) 9.8 (2.7; 23.1)
Seroprotection (titre ≥ 40) % (95% CI) > 70% 12.8 (4.31; 27.4) 13.2 (4.4; 28.1)
Seroprotection (titre ≥ 40) % (95% CI) > 60%# 19.4 (8.2; 36.0) 29.3 (16.1; 45.5)

n = number of participants

EMA: European Medicines Authority

GMT: Geometric mean titer

GMTR: Geometric mean titer ratio (post-vaccination titer/pre-vaccination titer)

*Seroconversion: subjects with pre-vaccination titers < 8 and post-vaccination titres > 32 or significant increase in titres defined as pre-vaccination titre < 8 with at least a 4-fold increase in post-vaccination titers

# Modified EMA criteria for adults aged over 60 years of age