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. 2021 Sep 19;75(1):e792–e804. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciab823

Table 3.

Seroconversion Rates and Geometric Median Units (GMU) of Circulating Antibodies Against SARS-CoV-2 Proteins

Antibodies Detected Group Indicators Second Dose Second Dose + 2 wk Second Dose + 4 wk
Anti-S1-RBD IgG (WHO A.U./mL) Total vaccine Seroconversion n/N 23/72 54/72 57/72
(%) (31.94) (75.00) (79.17)
GMU 19.60 76.50 72.43
(95% CI) (15.24–25.22) (57.67–101.5) (56.96–92.11)
18–59 years Seroconversion n/N 18/45 37/45 38/45
(%) (40.00) (82.22) (84.44)
GMU 25.33 103.33 99.40
(95% CI) (19.07–33.64) (75.31–141.8) (74.53–132.6)
≥ 60 years Seroconversion n/N 5/27 17/27 19/27
(%) (18.52) (62.96) (70.37)
GMU 12.67 45.84 42.24
(95% CI) (08.03–19.99) (27.51–76.36) (29.44–60.61)
Placebo Seroconversion n/N 0/12 0/9 0/0
(%) (0) (0) N/D
GMU 10.43 6.19 N/D
(95% CI) (04.33–25.10) (01.85–20.76) N/D
Anti-N IgG (WHO A.U./mL) Total vaccine Seroconversion n/N 2/72 5/72 7/72
(%) (2.78) (6.94) (9.72)
GMU 10.77 12.66 14.4
(95% CI) (07.95–14.57) (09.36–17.12) (10.89–19.04)
18–59 years Seroconversion n/N 2/45 5/45 6/45
(%) (4.44) (11.11) (13.33)
GMU 10.25 12.11 13.51
(95% CI) (06.97–15.08) (08.07–18.16) (09.21–19.81)
≥ 60 years Seroconversion n/N 0/27 0/27 1/27
(%) (0) (0) (3.70)
GMU 11.70 13.70 16.05
(95% CI) (06.96–19.67) (08.60–21.82) (10.65–24.18)
Placebo Seroconversion n/N 1/12 0/10 0/0
(%) (8.3) (0) (-)
GMU 11.06 9.61 N/D
(95% CI) (04.03–30.35) (02.90–31.90) (-)

Timepoints refer to the number of days after the first dose of vaccine or placebo in the schedule.

Abbreviations: A.U., arbitrary unit; CI, confidence interval; GMU, geometric median unit; IgG, immunoglobulin G; N, nucleoprotein; N/D, not determined; RBD, receptor binding domain; S, Spike protein; SARS-CoV-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; WHO, World Health Organization.