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. 2022 Jan 20;10(2):151. doi: 10.3390/vaccines10020151

Table 1.

Patient characteristic.

Characteristic Category Total
n = 66 (%)
Seropositive
n = 56 (%)
Seronegative
n = 10 (%)
p Value
Gender a Male 27 (41) 23 (41.1) 4 (40) 1.0
Female 39 (59) 33 (58.9) 6 (60)
Age b 31 (18–49) 33.7 (21–53) 0.34
No. of doses a One 32 (48) 23 (41.1) 9 (90) 0.005
Two 34 (52) 33 (58.9) 1 (10)
Hemoglobinopathy a TDT 51 (77) 43 (76.8) 8 (80) 1.0
SCD 15 (23) 13 (23.2) 2 (20)
Splenectomy a Yes 31 (47) 25 (44.6) 6 (60) 0.5
No 35 (53) 31 (55.4) 4 (40)
Hydroxyurea a Yes 17 (26) 15 (26.8) 2 (20) 1.0
No 49 (74) 41 (73.2) 8 (80)
Hyperferritinemia (>1000 μg/mL) a Yes 54 (82) 45 (80.4) 9 (90) 0.7
No 12 (18) 11 (19.6) 1 (10)
History of COVID-19 a; Anti-N positive Yes 31 (47) 31 (55.4) 0 (0) 0.001
No 35 (53) 25 (44.6) 10 (100)

an (column percentage); b Mean (range). TDT = transfusion-dependent thalassemia, SCD = sickle cell disease.