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. 2018 Aug 23;146(16):2079–2085. doi: 10.1017/S095026881800242X

Table 3.

Seroconversion rates, crude and mutually adjusted odds ratios (cOR, aOR) including the 95% confidence interval

Predictors Seroconversion, at least a fourfold increase in antibodies (SCR4) Seroconversion, at least a twofold increase in antibodies (SCR2)
Rate (%) cOR aOR P Rate (%) cOR aOR P
Sex
Male 70.0 (60.0–78.8) 92.0 (84.8–96.5)
Female 69.0 (59.0–77.9) 0.95 (0.52–1.74) 1.22 (0.26–5.78) 0.800 90.0 (82.4–95.1) 0.78 (0.30–2.07) 0.53 (0.07–4.25) 0.554
Vaccine
Tetavax 68.0 (57.9–77.0) 89.0 (81.2–94.4)
Vacteta 71.0 (61.1–79.6) 1.15 (0.63–2.10) 0.89 (0.22–3.60) 0.871 93.0 (86.1–97.1) 1.64 (0.61–4.42) 0.90 (0.14–5.85) 0.916
Smoker
No 73.0 (65.3–79.7) 90.6 (84.9–94.6)
Yes 56.1 (39.7–71.5) 0.47 (0.23–0.96) 0.11 (0.02–0.69) 0.019 92.7 (80.1–98.5) 1.32 (0.36–4.79) 4.13 (0.40–42.12) 0.232
Concomitant medication
No 68.5 (59.7–76.5) 89.8 (83.1–94.4)
Yes 71.2 (59.4–81.2) 1.14 (0.61–2.14) 1.63 (0.33–8.14) 0.549 93.2 (84.7–97.7) 1.55 (0.53–4.54) 2.64 (0.29–24.32) 0.392
Related adverse events
No 69.4 (61.2–76.8) 88.9 (82.6–93.5)
Yes 69.6 (55.9–81.2) 1.01 (0.52–1.97) 2.93 (0.42–20.40) 0.278 96.4 (87.7–99.6) 3.38 (0.75–15.19) 17.3 (0.71–421.57) 0.080
Age (years)
⩽43.8 73.7 (63.9–82.1) 92.9 (86.0–97.1)
>43.8 65.3 (55.2–74.5) 0.67 (0.37–1.23) 0.99 (0.91–1.08) 0.897 89.1 (81.3–94.4) 0.62 (0.23–1.68) 0.95 (0.85–1.06) 0.347
BMI (kg/m2)
⩽25.8 66.7 (56.5–75.8) 91.9 (84.7–96.4)
>25.8 72.3 (62.5–80.7) 1.30 (0.71–2.38) 1.31 (1.08–1.60) 0.007 90.1 (82.5–95.1) 0.80 (0.30–2.12) 0.98 (0.79–1.20) 0.815
Pre-vaccination period (years)
⩽12.6 71.4 (61.4–80.1) 92.9 (85.8–97.1)
>12.6 67.6 (57.7–76.6) 0.84 (0.46–1.53) 0.54 (0.32–0.91) 0.021 89.2 (81.5–94.5) 0.64 (0.24–1.71) 0.61 (0.31–1.19) 0.146
Pre-vaccination GMC (IU/ml)
⩽1.2 100.0 (96.5–100) 100.0 (96.5–100)
>1.2 37.1 (27.5–47.5) 0.00 (0.00–0.02) 0.01 (0.00–0.06) <0.001 81.4 (72.3–88.6) 0.00 (0.00–0.16) 0.21 (0.11–0.40) <0.001
Post-vaccination period (days)
⩽28 69.2 (59.5–77.7) 89.7 (82.3–94.8)
>28 69.9 (59.5–79.0) 1.04 (0.57–1.89) 1.40 (0.95–2.08) 0.088 92.5 (85.1–96.9) 1.41 (0.52–3.79) 1.42 (0.87–2.29) 0.157

P, statistical significance determined by logistic regression.