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. 2021 Dec 6;18(12):e1003868. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003868

Table 2. Associations of COVID-19 severity, medical history, demographics, and days since SARS-CoV-2 diagnosis with nAb responses among the convalescent participants in Americas (n = 329).

Response Rate Titer
OR+ 95% CI p-value q-value GMR* 95% CI p-value q-value
ID50
COVID-19 Severity (Overall) - - <0.001 - - <0.001
     Symp outpatient vs Asymp 3.74 [1.45, 9.99] 0.007 0.031 5.66 [3.17, 10.11] <0.001 <0.001
     Hospital vs Symp outpatient 4.39 [1.5, 14.4] 0.009 0.031 3.95 [2.48, 6.29] <0.001 <0.001
Diabetes 3.98 [1.08, 19.05] 0.056 0.145 2.36 [1.3, 4.28] 0.005 0.015
Hypertension 0.16 [0.06, 0.42] <0.001 0.003 0.5 [0.31, 0.82] 0.006 0.015
Age (>55 vs 18–55) 3.46 [1.42, 9.33] 0.009 0.031 2.33 [1.54, 3.52] <0.001 <0.001
Sex at Birth (Male vs Female) 1.23 [0.56, 2.72] 0.61 0.802 1.52 [1.02, 2.27] 0.042 0.092
COPD/Emphysema/Asthma 1.17 [0.37, 4.25] 0.802 0.802 0.87 [0.46, 1.63] 0.663 0.784
Current Cigarettes/Mari Smoker 1.21 [0.38, 4.17] 0.754 0.802 0.97 [0.46, 2.04] 0.94 0.94
Ever Cigarettes/Mari Smoker 0.57 [0.25, 1.3] 0.182 0.338 0.81 [0.53, 1.24] 0.33 0.536
Non-His Black vs White 0.63 [0.2, 1.99] 0.426 0.693 0.92 [0.45, 1.88] 0.824 0.892
His/Latino vs Non-His White 4.51 [0.73, 89.28] 0.178 0.338 1.45 [0.57, 3.71] 0.438 0.62
Others vs Non-His White 1.39 [0.27, 10.85] 0.716 0.802 1.44 [0.53, 3.97] 0.477 0.62
BMI (≥30 vs <30) 1.21 [0.56, 2.68] 0.638 0.802 1.37 [0.92, 2.04] 0.123 0.229
ID80
COVID-19 Severity (Overall) - - <0.001 - - <0.001
     Symp outpatient vs Asymp 6.72 [2.91, 16.32] <0.001 <0.001 4.14 [2.68, 6.39] <0.001 <0.001
     Hospital vs Symp outpatient 5.06 [2.09, 13.28] 0.001 0.003 3.79 [2.68, 5.38] <0.001 <0.001
Diabetes 3.35 [1.09, 12.05] 0.046 0.117 1.81 [1.16, 2.82] 0.01 0.025
Hypertension 0.32 [0.14, 0.75] 0.01 0.031 0.75 [0.52, 1.08] 0.123 0.229
Age (>55 vs 18–55) 3.13 [1.5, 6.89] 0.003 0.014 1.98 [1.45, 2.69] <0.001 <0.001
Sex at Birth (Male vs Female) 1.48 [0.76, 2.93] 0.249 0.36 1.55 [1.15, 2.1] 0.004 0.014
COPD/Emphysema/Asthma 0.86 [0.33, 2.32] 0.754 0.891 1.03 [0.64, 1.65] 0.898 0.9
Current Cigarettes/Mari Smoker 2.2 [0.72, 7.26] 0.179 0.29 1.04 [0.59, 1.81] 0.9 0.9
Ever Cigarettes/Mari Smoker 0.62 [0.31, 1.24] 0.176 0.29 0.95 [0.69, 1.3] 0.75 0.9
Non-His Black vs White 0.96 [0.34, 2.78] 0.94 0.988 1.19 [0.7, 2.03] 0.522 0.849
His/Latino vs Non-His White 1.46 [0.41, 5.73] 0.568 0.739 1.12 [0.55, 2.26] 0.757 0.9
Others vs Non-His White 1.01 [0.23, 4.87] 0.988 0.988 1.11 [0.52, 2.36] 0.794 0.9
BMI (≥30 vs <30) 1.97 [1, 4] 0.054 0.117 1.44 [1.07, 1.94] 0.018 0.039

+Odds ratio.

*Geometric mean ratio.

asymp, asymptomatic; BMI, body mass index; CI, confidence interval; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; COVID-19, Coronavirus Disease 2019; His, Hispanic; hospital, hospitalized; mari, marijuana; nAb, neutralizing antibody; SARS-CoV-2, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2; Symp, symptomatic.

Region and days since SARS-CoV-2 diagnosis were adjusted in the model.

Bold = significant.