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. 2022 Jun 9;17(6):e0268780. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0268780

Table 1. Patient characteristics.

Study participants Healthy controls
N = 39 N = 19
Demographics  
    Age 61.0 (52.5; 73.5) 53.0 (43.0; 63.0)
    Gender (female) 29 (70.7%) 15 (79.0%)
    Median time from 2. vaccine to sampling (days) 45.0 (33.0; 65.0) 70.5 (46.8; 85.8)
Clinical  
    CVID (n) 26 (66.7%) n/a
    IgG deficiency (n) 2 (5.1%) n/a
    Secondary immunodeficiency
(drugs, neoplastic disease) (n)
2 (5.1%) n/a
    IgG subclass deficiency (n) 9 (23.1%) n/a
    Immunosuppressive drugs (n) 9 (23.1%) n/a
    IVIG (n) 36 (92.3%) n/a
    SCIG (n) 3 (8.3%) n/a
    Monthly dose (g) 25.0 (20.0; 30.0) n/a
Laboratory
    IgA (g/l) 0.58 (0.3; 1.2) n/a
    Baseline IgG before IVIG (g/l) 5.1 (3.6; 6.3) n/a
    IgG nadir value under IVIG/SCIG (g/l) 8.9 (8.1; 10.2) n/a
SARS-CoV-2-IgG spike protein (AU/ml) 78.9 (12.0; 276.0) 250.0 (209.0; 358.0)

Values are median and interquartile ranges (IQR) for continuous variables. Categorical variables reported as n (%). Laboratory reference values: IgG 7.0–16.0 g/l, IgA 0.7–4.0 g/l, SARS-CoV-2-IgG spike protein cutoff 12 AU/ml.

Common variable immunodeficiency disease (CVID), intravenous immunoglobulin substitution (IVIG), subcutaneous immunoglobulin substitution (SCIG).