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. 2021 May 6;18(1):1–10. doi: 10.1080/21645515.2021.1885278

Table 3.

Seroprotection and seroconversion rates based on hemagglutination inhibition titer by strain

  A(H3N2)-strain
A(H1N1)-strain
B-strain Victoria lineage
B-strain Yamagata lineage
Statistic Test Vaccine(N = 236) Reference Vaccine(N = 237) Test Vaccine(N = 236) Reference Vaccine(N = 237) Test Vaccine(N = 236) Reference Vaccine(N = 237) Test Vaccine(N = 236) Reference Vaccine(N = 237)
Seroprotection Rates
Overall (All participants)
Pre-vaccination (Visit 1)
m (%) 152 (64.4) 141 (59.5) 101 (42.8) 91 (38.4) 17 (7.2) 25 (10.5) 15 (6.4) 23 (9.7)
95% CI (57.9, 70.5) (52.9, 65.8) (36.4, 49.4) (32.2, 44.9) (4.3, 11.3) (6.9, 15.2) (3.6, 10.3) (6.3, 14.2)
Post-vaccination (Visit 2)
m (%) 226 (95.8) 236 (99.6) 217 (91.9) 219 (92.4) 117 (49.6) 137 (57.8) 114 (48.3) 113 (47.7)
95% CI (92.3, 97.9) (97.7,100.0) (87.7, 95.1) (88.3, 95.4) (43.0, 56.1) (51.2, 64.2) (41.8, 54.9) (41.2, 54.2)
Adults 18–60 years
Pre-vaccination (Visit 1)
N 118 121 118 121 118 121 118 121
m (%) 73 (61.9) 76 (62.8) 53 (44.9) 53 (43.8) 9 (7.6) 12 (9.9) 9 (7.6) 13 (10.7)
95% CI (52.5,70.6) (53.6, 71.4) (35.7, 54.3) (34.8, 53.1) (3.5, 14.0) (5.2, 16.7) (3.5, 14.0) (5.8, 17.7)
Post-vaccination (Visit 2)
N 118 121 118 121 118 121 118 121
m (%) 114 (96.6) 121 (100.0) 112 (94.9) 115 (95.0) 61 (51.7) 73 (60.3) 63 (53.4) 62 (51.2)
95% CI (91.5, 99.1) (97.0, 100.0) (89.3, 98.1) (89.5, 98.2) (42.3, 61.0) (51.0, 69.1) (44.0, 62.6) (42.0, 60.4)
Elderly adults ≥ 61 years
Pre-vaccination (Visit 1)
N 118 116 118 116 118 116 118 116
m (%) 79 (66.9) 65 (56.0) 48 (40.7) 38 (32.8) 8 (6.8) 13 (11.2) 6 (5.1) 10 (8.6)
95% CI (57.7, 75.3) (46.5, 65.2) (31.7, 50.1) (24.3, 42.1) (3.0, 12.9) (6.1, 18.4) (1.9, 10.7) (4.2, 15.3)
Post-vaccination (Visit 2)
N 118 116 118 116 118 116 118 116
m (%) 112 (94.9) 115 (99.1) 105 (89.0) 104 (89.7) 56 (47.5) 64 (55.2) 51 (43.2) 51 (44.0)
95% CI (89.3, 98.1) (95.3, 100.0) (81.9, 94.0) (82.6, 94.5) (38.2, 56.9) (45.7, 64.4) (34.1, 52.7) (34.8, 53.5)
Seroconversion Rates
Overall (All subjects)
Post-vaccination (Visit 2)
m* (%) 168 (71.2) 178 (75.1) 186 (78.8) 183 (77.2) 107 (45.3) 121 (51.1) 105 (44.5) 98 (41.4)
95% CI (65.0,76.9) (69.1,80.5) (73.0,83.8) (71.3,82.4) (38.9,51.9) (44.5,57.6) (38.0,51.1) (35.0,47.9)
Adults aged 18–60 years
Post-vaccination (Visit 2)
N 118 121 118 121 118 121 118 121
m* (%) 89 (75.4) 90 (74.4) 99 (83.9) 91 (75.2) 57 (48.3) 66 (54.5) 57 (48.3) 56 (46.3)
95% CI (66.6,82.9) (65.6,81.9) (76.0,90.0) (66.5,82.6) (39.0,57.7) (45.2,63.6) (39.0,57.7) (37.2,55.6)
Elderly adults aged ≥ 61 years
Post-vaccination (Visit 2)
N 118 116 118 116 118 116 118 116
m* (%) 79 (66.9) 88 (75.9) 87 (73.7) 92 (79.3) 50 (42.4) 55 (47.4) 48 (40.7) 42 (36.2)
95% CI (57.7,75.3) (67.0,83.3) (64.8,81.4) (70.8,86.3) (33.3,51.8) (38.1,56.9) (31.7,50.1) (27.5,45.6)

Abbreviations: CI: confidence interval

Notes. n: Number of participants with non-missing data; m: Number of seroprotected participants, m*: Number of seroconverted subjects

Seroprotection defined as an HI titer≥40

Seroconversion defined as a pre vaccination titer <10 and a post-vaccination titer ≥ 40 or a pre vaccination titer ≥10 and at least a 4 fold post-vaccination increase

95% CI was calculated using Clopper-Pearson method