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. 2022 Dec 19;12:21908. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-25558-8

Table 3.

Multivariate analysis of antibody response.

Covariates Timepoint-1 Timepoint-2
Anti-RDB S1 IgG titer (log) Seroconversion responseb 50% vaccine efficacyc Anti-RDB S1 IgG titer (log) 50% vaccine efficacyc
Beta (95% CI) P value Beta (95% CI) P value Beta (95% CI) P value Beta (95% CI) P value Beta (95% CI) P value
Sex
Male vs. female − 0.24 (− 0.30 to 0.05) 0.17 0.07 (− 0.96 to 1.10) 0.88 0.87 (− 0.49 to 2.25) 0.21 − 0.14 (− 0.32 to 0.04) 0.13 − 0.72 (− 1.41 to − 0.03) 0.041
Age (years)
 > 55 vs. ≤ 55 0.01 (− 0.19 to 0.21) 0.90 − 0.79 (− 2.26 to 0.66) 0.28 0.64 (1.15 to 2.44) 0.48 0.08 (− 0.12 to 0.28) 0.44 0.23 (− 0.58 to 1.05) 0.57
ECOG PS
0a
1 − 0.03 (− 0.21 to 0.14) 0.71 0.69 (− 0.42 to 1.81) 0.22 − 0.54 (− 2.00 to 0.91) 0.46 − 0.08 (− 0.26 to 0.10) 0.38 0.08 (− 0.63 to 0.80) 0.81
2 − 0.50 (− 0.89 to -0.11) 0.011 − 1.24 (− 3.02 to 0.53) 0.17 − 20.21 (NA) 0.99 − 0.52 (− 0.91 to − 0.13) 0.009 − 1.35 (− 2.69 to − 0.02) 0.045
Treatment setting
Adjuvant or neoadjuvanta

Metastatic, first

line

0.03 (− 0.17 to 0.25) 0.71 − 0.09 (− 1.41 to 1.22) 0.89 − 0.23 (− 1.80 to 1.34) 0.77 0.02 (− 0.18 to 0.24) 0.80 0.25 (− 0.60 to 1.11) 0.56
Metastatic, second or later line − 0.07 (− 0.33 to 0.17) 0.55 − 0.87 (− 2.41 to 0.65) 0.26 0.22 (− 1.61 to 2.07) 0.80 − 0.08 (− 0.34 to 0.16) 0.49 − 0.43 (− 1.43 to 0.56) 0.39
Corticosteroid therapy
Yes vs. no − 0.51 (− 0.74 to − 0.27) 0.001 − 1.97 (− 3.05 to − 0.90)  < 0.001 − 0.68 (− 2.95 to 1.59) 0.55 − 0.24 (− 0.48 to − 0.01) 0.041 − 0.26 (− 1.10 to 0.57) 0.53
Timing of active

Treatment

 ≤ 28 days vs. > 28 days

0.32

(0.08 to 0.56)

0.008 1.24 (− 0.09 to 2.58) 0.07

20.77

(NA)

0.99 0.14 (− 0.10 to 0.38) 0.25 0.21 (− 0.70 to 1.13) 0.64
Last active treatment
Targeted therapya
Cytotoxic chemotherapy 0.08 (− 0.13 to 0.30) 0.44 0.93 (− 0.41 to 2.29) 0.17 0.88 (− 0.60 to 2.37) 0.24 0.04 (− 0.18 to 0.26) 0.72 0.06 (− 0.81 to 0.95) 0.87
Immune checkpoint inihibitors − 0.22 (− 0.52 to 0.07) 0.14 − 0.22 (− 1.86 to 1.41) 0.79 − 19.85 (NA) 0.99 − 0.21 (− 0.51 to 0.08) 0.15 − 0.39 (− 0.81 to 0.95) 0.47
Hormonal therapy 0.14 (− 0.29; 0.58) 0.51 0.31 (− 2.25 to 2.88) 0.80 21.23 (NA) 0.99 0.08 (− 0.35 to 0.52) 0.69 0.94 (− 1.36 to 3.26) 0.42
Chemotherapy & biologics − 0.36 (− 0.66 to − 0.07) 0.014 − 0.81 (− 2.41 to 0.77) 0.31 − 19.74 (NA) 0.99 − 0.26 (− 0.56 to 0.02) 0.07 − 0.64 (− 1.74 to 0.46) 0.25
T helper cell level before booster
High vs. low 0.15 (− 0.06 to 0.36) 0.16 0.47 (− 0.65 to 1.60) 0.41 1.13 (− 0.85 to 3.11) 0.26 0.05 (− 0.15 to 0.26) 0.59 0.27 (− 0.50 to 1.05) 0.48
B cell level before booster
High vs. low 0.20 (0.02 to 0.40) 0.047 1.60 (0.51 to 2.69) 0.004 − 0.74 (− 2.21 to 0.73) 0.32 0.19 (− 0.01 to 0.39) 0.05 1.00 (0.27 to 1.72) 0.007
B cell level after booster
High vs. low 0.22 (0.05 to .040) 0.01 0.97 (0.33 to 1.65) 0.003

Statistically significant P values are highlighted in bold. P values derived from parametric 2-sided Wald’s χ2 test with Bonferroni (α = 0.01) correction for multiple comparisons. A two-sided P value of < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. RBD-S1, receptor binding domain of the S1 subunit of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein; log, logarithmic values; IgG, immunoglobulin G; AU, arbitrary unit; CI, confidence intervals; ECOG PS, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status; NA, not applicable. aReference category; bSeroconversion response at cut-off ≥ 50 AU/mL; c50% vaccine efficacy response at cut-off ≥ 4446 AU/mL; Timepoint-1 denotes antibody response assessment before the third dose of tozinameran; Timepoint-2 denotes antibody response assessment four weeks after the third dose of tozinameran.