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. 2019 Aug 8;15(9):2030–2043. doi: 10.1080/21645515.2019.1642056

Table 3.

Hemagglutination-inhibition (HAI) | Geometric Mean Titer (GMT) ± Standard Error of the Mean (SEM) | Seroprotection at D0 & D21 + Seroconversion (SC) Rates.

Vaccine Season
YAMAGATA LINEAGE
VICTORIA LINEAGE
2014–2015 (n = 277)
B/Massachusetts/02/2012
B/Brisbane/60/2008 (excluded from the vaccine)
Age (y.o.) n-value D0 D21 Fold Rise D0 ≥ 40 D21 ≥ 40 SC D0 D21 Fold Rise D0 ≥ 40 D21 ≥ 40 SC
18–34 44 249 ± 72 505 ± 133 2.03 98% 100% 18% 43 ± 29 137 ± 61 3.21 66% 100% * 39%
35–49 38 124 ± 40 257 ± 41 2.07 95% 100% 16% 54 ± 22 133 ± 41 2.49 74% 92% * 34%
50–64 102 92 ± 11 217 ± 34 2.37 86% 100% 32% 35 ± 6 85 ± 16 2.45 56% 86% * 36%
65–85 (SD) 54 80 ± 12 182 ± 32 2.27 83% 98% 30% 26 ± 8 47 ± 10 1.83 43% 63% * 19%
65–85 (HD)
39
86 ± 19
216 ± 37
2.52
87%
100%
36%
17 ± 9
27 ± 12
1.59
36%
46%
* 15%
2015–2016 (n = 267)
B/Phuket/3073/2013
B/Brisbane/60/2008 (excluded in HD formulation)
Age (y.o.)
n-value
D0
D21
Fold Rise
D0 ≥ 40
D21 ≥ 40
SC
D0
D21
Fold Rise
D0 ≥ 40
D21 ≥ 40
SC
18–34 48 135 ± 34 298 ± 44 2.21 88% 96% 23% 45 ± 6 113 ± 16 2.52 71% 100% 31%
35–49 39 58 ± 20 188 ± 48 3.23 69% 97% 44% 51 ± 8 141 ± 23 2.75 77% 97% 36%
50–64 82 49 ± 11 137 ± 23 2.83 67% 94% 45% 56 ± 6 118 ± 13 2.12 78% 94% 28%
65–85 (SD) 40 37 ± 11 117 ± 38 3.19 58% 98% 43% 31 ± 7 62 ± 12 2.00 55% 83% 28%
65–85 (HD)
58
50 ± 11
149 ± 21
3.00
76%
97%
53%
27 ± 8
51 ± 12
1.91
41%
67%
* 21%
2016–2017 (n = 257)
B/Phuket/3073/2013 (excluded in HD formulation)
B/Brisbane/60/2008
Age (y.o.)
n-value
D0
D21
Fold Rise
D0 ≥ 40
D21 ≥ 40
SC
D0
D21
Fold Rise
D0 ≥ 40
D21 ≥ 40
SC
18–34 39 114 ± 27 216 ± 43 1.90 92% 97% 13% 45 ± 7 79 ± 11 1.77 74% 95% 13%
35–49 36 53 ± 72 125 ± 71 2.33 67% 97% 31% 63 ± 26 92 ± 24 1.44 81% 97% 8%
50–64 86 56 ± 11 104 ± 13 1.85 71% 87% 24% 50 ± 10 77 ± 13 1.55 77% 88% 10%
65–85 (SD) 22 28 ± 28 85 ± 60 3.01 50% 82% 50% 26 ± 29 64 ± 16 2.49 50% 77% 32%
65–85 (HD) 74 45 ± 10 70 ± 22 1.57 65% 76% * 15% 24 ± 7 66 ± 15 2.75 43% 80% 42%

*seroconversion due to cross-boosting and other effects since this strain wasn’t included in the vaccine for this group (2014–2015 season lacked the Victoria-lineage component altogether, but the WHO-recommended strain was used for analysis)