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. 2022 May 11;122:1–7. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2022.05.026

Table 1.

Serological levels SARS-CoV-2 Immunoglobulin G (IgG), overall, and by strata of gender, age group, and IgG reactivity, before and after COVID-19 mRNA vaccination.

Prevaccination 15 days postvaccination 90 days postvaccination 180 days postvaccination
N (%) T0 (× 101) T1 (× 103) T2 (× 103) T3 (× 103)
IgG titers, AU/ml* 2968 (100) 6.8 [6.8, 6.8] 21.3 [13.3, 33.0] 3.2 [2.0, 5.1] 1.0 [0.64, 1.6]
Gender
 Male
 Female

667 (22.5)
2301 (77.5)

6.8 [6.8, 6.8]
6.8 [6.8, 6.8]

18.7 [11.7, 29.3]
22.1 [14.0, 34.0]

2.9 [1.7, 4.8]
3.3 [2.0, 5.2]

0.97 [0.58, 1.6]
1.1 [0.66, 1.7]
P-value *** 0.655 <0.0001 <0.0001 0.004
Age group, years
 20–30
 30–40
 40–50
 50–60
 >60

416 (14.0)
694 (23.4)
802 (27.0)
787 (26.5)
267 (9.0)

6.8 [6.8, 6.8]
6.8 [6.8, 6.8]
6.8 [6.8, 6.8]
6.8 [6.8, 6.8]
6.8 [6.8, 6.8]

26.9 [17.9, 38.9]
22.6 [16.0, 34.0]
20.2 [12.5, 31.9]
19.9 [11.8, 31.6]
16.8 [10.5, 28.8]

4.3 [2.9, 6.3]
3.4 [2.3, 5.3]
2.8 [1.7, 4.5]
3.0 [1.7, 5.0]
2.8 [1.7, 4.2]

1.5 [0.96, 2.1]
1.1 [0.73, 1.7]
0.91 [0.56, 1.5]
0.95 [0.58, 1.6]
0.89 [0.59, 1.6]
P-value ** 0.529 <0.0001 a <0.0001 b <0.0001 c
IgG reactivity at T0, AU/ml
 <50
 ≥50

2905 (97.9)
63 (2.1)

6.8 [6.8, 6.8]
134.4 [90.4, 322.8]

21.3 [13.3, 32.6]
32.5 [1.7, 4.2]

3.2 [1.9, 5.0]
7.7 [3.4, 12.4]

1.0 [0.64, 1.6]
3.1 [1.4, 5.4]
P-value *** <0.0001 <0.0001 <0.0001 <0.0001

Data are presented as median and interquartile range.

*P-value <0.0001 for all comparisons between time points (Wilcoxon test).

**Kruskal-Wallis test, followed by Mann-Whitney tests. aP < 0.0001 for all comparisons except 40–50 vs 50–60 (P = 0.288), 40–50 vs >60 (P = 0.002) and 50–60 vs >60 (P = 0.027) (Mann-Whitney tests). bP< 0.0001 for all comparisons except 40–50 vs 50–60 (P = 0.238), 40–50 vs >60 (P = 0.745) and 50–60 vs >60 (P = 0.262) (Mann-Whitney tests). cP < 0.0001 for all comparisons except 40–50 vs 50–60 (P = 0.199), 40–50 vs >60 (P = 0.804) and 50–60 vs >60 (P = 0.535) (Mann-Whitney tests).

***Mann-Whitney test.

AU = arbitrary units.