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. 2021 Apr 20;107(1):24–28. doi: 10.1111/ejh.13630

TABLE 1.

Studies reporting correlation of nAb titer with clinical variables in COVID‐19

Country (n) Median nAb titer Age (AOR) Male sex (AOR) Fever during acute illness (AOR) Clinical severity by WHO ordinal scale (AOR) Lymphocyte count ABO blood group Days since diagnosis BMI Ref
USA (250) 60% ≥1:80 1.03/year of age 2.08 2.73 6.59 34
USA (126) 0.1 every 10 y a 0.27 a 0.86 a −0.192 every 10 d 41
USA (97) No correlation Trend No correlation No correlation 17
USA (221) No correlation (fever vs. no fever) Mean titer higher in ICU than in hospitalized higher than in HCW 26
USA (47) Mean titer higher in age 48 to 75 y No correlation 18
Austria (100) 1:230 r 2 = .09 Mean titer 1:60 in females vs. 120 in males Mean titer 1:208 in WHO scores 1 and 2 vs.1:696 in WHO scores 3 and 4 (rank) 42
Brazil (149) A/AB higher than B/O (rank) >21 (rank) 33, 43
China (175) ID50 RLU >40 y higher than <40 (ranks) r = 0.4 r = −.44 15
France (140) x (ICU) 25
Germany (49) No x 24
Germany (62) No No Duration and severity 44
Italy (494) 93% >1:80 0.26 (linear variable) −0.14 (linear variable) 0.28 (linear variable) No correlation 20
UK (330) 1:69 1.02 (linear variable) 2.41 2.25 AB/B higher than A/O (rank) 0.94 (linear variable) 16
Greece (60) Age >50 Hospitalization No correlation 45
China (23) Mechanical ventilation higher than isolation wards 46
Spain (54) No difference ICU vs non‐ICU 47
USA (120) Age >30 Yes Yes BMI >30

Abbreviations: AOR, adjusted odds ratio; nAb, neutralizing antibodies; BMI, body mass index; HCW, healthcare workers. x = AOR or correlation coefficient not reported. Empty cells mean the parameter was not investigated in that given study.

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Linear regression model coefficients.

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