Table 3.
Characteristics of the group of tested postsplenectomy patients (n = 40) in relation to the reaction to vaccination and the occurring bacterial infections.
| The reaction to vaccination | ||||
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| Increased titers (n = 25/62.5% all with asplenia) | No changes in titers (n = 11/27.5% all with asplenia) | Decreased titers (n = 4/100% all with asplenia) | ||
| Sex | Women | 14/56% | 8/72.7% | 4/100% |
| Men | 11/44% | 3/27.3% | — | |
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| Age (years) | Average ± SD | 42.8 ± 18.8 | 36.8 ± 16.2 | 59.2 ± 10.2 |
| Median | 44 | 26 | 61,5 | |
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| Time from splenectomy (years) | Average ± SD | 5.3 ± 7.1 | 6.4 ± 6.8 | 7.2 ± 7.1 |
| Median | 2 | 4 | 5 | |
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| The age at which the splenectomy was performed | Average ± SD | 38.1 ± 20.4 | 30.7 ± 20.9 | 52.7 ± 16.6 |
| Median | 41 | 18 | 53 | |
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| Infections | Frequent >1 per month | 5/20% | 7/63.6% | 3/75% |
| Rare ≤1 per month | 20/80% | 4/36.4% | 1/25% | |