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. 2022 Jan 3;84(5):675–683. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2021.12.044

Table 2.

Levels of spike (S) antibodies 14+ days after dose 2 COVID-19 vaccination in N-negative individuals by risk group status: N samples,% positive, median response and geometric mean (GM) ratio of responses.

absence / presence in risk group N n pos (%) median (IQR)1 adjusted GM ratio (95% CI)2
Astra Zeneca AZD1222: risk groups
not CHD 955 951 (100%) 782 (401 - 1536) 1 (ref)
CHD 303 301 (99%) 719 (273 - 1552) 0.88 (0.74 - 1.04)
not diabetes 1034 1028 (99%) 774.5 (364 - 1533) 1 (ref)
diabetes 224 224 (100%) 714 (333 - 1580.5) 1.02 (0.85 - 1.23)
not neurological 1149 1144 (100%) 767 (360 - 1547) 1 (ref)
neurological 109 108 (99%) 708 (349 - 1494) 1.05 (0.82 - 1.34)
not chronic kidney 1121 1117 (100%) 781 (377 - 1552) 1 (ref)
chronic kidney 137 135 (99%) 628 (237 - 1297) 0.75 (0.6 - 0.95)*
not morbid obesity 1197 1192 (100%) 759 (360 - 1530) 1 (ref)
morbid obesity 61 60 (98%) 862 (337 - 2217) 1.09 (0.79 - 1.52)
not chronic respiratory 1164 1159 (100%) 779 (375 - 1543.5) 1 (ref)
chronic respiratory 94 93 (99%) 517 (190 - 1496) 0.59 (0.45 - 0.77)⁎⁎
not immunosuppressed 1169 1164 (100%) 777 (366 - 1540) 1 (ref)
immunosuppressed 89 88 (99%) 631 (198 - 1479) 0.7 (0.54 - 0.92)*
not chronic liver 1205 1199 (100%) 767 (362 - 1551) 1 (ref)
chronic liver 53 53 (100%) 544 (320 - 1431) 0.8 (0.57 - 1.14)
not severe asthma 1216 1210 (100%) 763 (360 - 1543.5) 1 (ref)
severe asthma 42 42 (100%) 810.5 (339 - 1404) 1.11 (0.75 - 1.64)
Astra Zeneca AZD1222: risk status
not in any risk group 569 568 (100%) 845 (449 - 1678) 1 (ref)
any risk group (non-shielding) 640 635 (99%) 683 (300 - 1464.5) 0.74 (0.64 - 0.86)⁎⁎
shielding 49 49 (100%) 801 (359 - 1722) 0.87 (0.6 - 1.26)
Pfizer Bio N-Tech BNT162b2: risk groups
not CHD 779 774 (99%) 2934 (1378 - 5861) 1 (ref)
CHD 496 494 (100%) >2500 (804 - 4895.5) 1.07 (0.91 - 1.26)
not diabetes 1002 996 (99%) 2763.5 (1234 - 5669) 1 (ref)
diabetes 273 272 (100%) >2500 (752 - 4798) 0.78 (0.65 - 0.94)⁎⁎
not neurological 1084 1079 (100%) 2638 (1192 - 5629) 1 (ref)
neurological 191 189 (99%) >2500 (838 - 4792) 0.91 (0.74 - 1.12)
not chronic kidney 1014 1010 (100%) 2845 (1273 - 5807) 1 (ref)
chronic kidney 261 258 (99%) 2402 (739 - 4204) 0.92 (0.76 - 1.11)
not morbid obesity 1215 1208 (99%) 2503 (1070 - 5417) 1 (ref)
morbid obesity 60 60 (100%) 3812.5 (1789.5 - 12,600) 0.92 (0.64 - 1.3)
not chronic respiratory 1161 1157 (100%) 2657 (1149 - 5694) 1 (ref)
chronic respiratory 114 111 (97%) 2312.5 (552 - 4032) 0.64 (0.49 - 0.83)⁎⁎
not immunosuppressed 1161 1159 (100%) 2788 (1370 - 5709) 1 (ref)
immunosuppressed 114 109 (96%) 767 (202 - 2645) 0.23 (0.18 - 0.29)⁎⁎
not chronic liver 1212 1205 (99%) 2524 (1081 - 5487.5) 1 (ref)
chronic liver 63 63 (100%) 2815 (1591 - 6193) 1.31 (0.93 - 1.84)
not severe asthma 1237 1230 (99%) 2569 (1097 - 5521) 1 (ref)
severe asthma 38 38 (100%) >2500 (1149 - 4922) 1.02 (0.65 - 1.59)
Pfizer Bio N-Tech BNT162b2: risk status
not in any risk group 373 373 (100%) 3576 (1893 - 6684) 1 (ref)
any risk group (non-shielding) 836 829 (99%) >2500 (880 - 5072) 0.74 (0.62 - 0.88)⁎⁎
shielding 66 66 (100%) 2064 (547 - 3996) 0.71 (0.49 - 1.04)

statistically significant at 5% level,.

⁎⁎

statistically significant at 1% level.

1

some S levels were capped at 2500, hence some results can only be given as >2500.

2

adjusted for age, sex, days since dose and dosing schedule.