Table 4.
Median trends in the number of antibodies to orthopoxviruses (ODrel, Me[IQR]) depending on age and VNA.
| Age cohort | VNA (max dilutions with neutralizing activity) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2. | 3. | p (Kraskell Wallis criterion) | |
| 0 | 1/5 – 1/10 | ≥ 1/20 | ||
| 30-45 | n = 72 0.31 [0.29 – 0.40] |
n = 15 0.32 [0.28 – 0.46] |
n = 5 0.92 [0.59 – 2.98] |
0.004* p (1vs2) = 1.000 p (1vs3) = 0.003* p (2vs3) = 0.011* |
| 46-80 | n = 32 0.49 [0.36 – 0.85] |
n = 79 0.94 [0.54 – 1.54] |
n = 95 1.92 [1.04 – 2.88] |
<0.001* p (1vs2 ) = 0.011* p (1vs3)<0.001* p (2vs3)<0.001* |
| p (Mann Whitney criterion) | <0.001* | <0.001* | 0.411 | |
*differences are statistically significant (p<0.05).