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. 2022 Mar 3;15(7):1312–1321. doi: 10.1093/ckj/sfac057

Table 3.

Association of anti-spike antibody levels with baseline characteristics and comorbidities in post-COVID-19 non-vaccinated, vaccinated (both single and two-dose vaccinated) and COVID-19-naïve two-dose vaccinated KTRs. The data shown corresponds to anti-spike antibody titres (AU/mL)

Post-COVID-19 KTRs
Characteristics Non-vaccinated n = 57 P-value Vaccinated (single-dose and two-dose vaccinated) n = 48 P-value COVID-19-naïve two-dose vaccinated n = 103 P-value
Demographics
Age
 <60 years 768 (250–2228) n = 47 0.973 3697 (716–10 450) n = 37 0.873 57.90 (2.23–2551) n = 92 0.184
 >60 years 499 (153–6348) n = 10 3540 (371–10 626) n = 11 3.90 (0.80–220.0) n = 11
Gender
 Male 768 (250–1941) n = 39 0.993 3697 (974–10 360) n = 35 0.719 87.2 (1.35–2756) n = 70 0.522
 Female 694 (184.8–4294) n = 17 2298 (426–12 220) n = 13 6.80 (2.0–1339) n = 33
Transplant duration
 ≤1 year 1710 (523–10 760) n = 5 0.284 Three cases 0.841 NA NA
 >1 year 745 (249–2228) n = 51 3540 (716–10 450) n = 45 NA
Vaccination detailsAnti-spike antibody levels (AU/mL) from onset of COVID (weeks)
 <12 weeks 768 (205–3168) n = 31 0.921 3114 (633–6188) n = 10 0.339 NA NA
 >12–24 weeks 1132 (249–1941) n = 11 750 (519–4835) n = 7 NA
 >24 weeks 750 (382–9774) n = 15 5883 (1233–10 780) n = 31 NA
Anti-spike antibody levels from last vaccine dose (days)
 <21 days NA NA 3619 (510–7960) n = 10 0.910 31.1 (0.08–1191) n = 10 0.280
 >21 days NA 3741 (733–10 560) n = 38 17.1 (1.9–2534) n = 93
Comorbidities
 Any
  Present 76 (250–2390) n = 50 0.969 3697 (682–10 550) n = 47 NA 17.10 (1.90–1801) N = 91 0.930
  Absent 1228 (66.8–4508) n = 6 One-case only 390.9 (0.70–3416) n = 12
 DM
  Present 7680 (238–1772) n = 29 0.825 3481 (532–5403) n = 25 0.197 119 (4.0–4710) n = 45 0.022
  Absent 745 (250–4150) n = 29 7022 (1233–12 120) n = 23 8.0 (0.40–839.5) n = 58
 HTN
  Present 754 (249–2228) n = 47 0.713 3697 (614–10 580) n = 45 0.873 23.5 (1.80–2219) n = 86 0.657
  Absent 1710 (181–4294) n = 9 3436 n = 3a 4.40 (1.0–2214) n = 17
 CLD
  Present 1196 (645–4680) n = 5 0.339 Only two cases 0.255 5.0 (0.8–52.10) n = 6 0.084
  Absent 745 (228–2228) n = 51 3706 (733–10 560) n = 46 56.10 (2.05–2534) n = 97
 COAD
  Present Two cases 0.026 4234 (371–10 620) n = 7 0909 One case 0.719
  Absent 877 (273–2950) n = 54 3540 (862–10 450) n = 41 17.0 (1.6–2219) n = 102
 Vascular disease (CAD/PVD)
  Present 164 (128– 5321) n = 5 0.449 2997 (480–6472) n = 14 0.297 Two cases 0.038
  Absent 768 [280–2877] n = 51 3628 (918–11 110) n = 34 16.90 (1.6–1759) n = 101
 Chronic allograft dysfunction
  Present 1196 (515–6791) n = 11 0.348 4000 (2700–10 780) n = 11 0.244 100.5 (0.40–978.9) n = 35 0.473
  Absent 754 (216–2552) n = 45 3481 (583–9172) n = 37 16.45 (2.0–2595) n = 68

aIQR could not be calculated due to insufficient n values.