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. 2022 Nov 24;16(3):528–540. doi: 10.1093/ckj/sfac249

Table 2a:

RBD IgG antibody levels after two and three vaccinations in patients with CKD stages G4/5 and dialysis patients categorized by use of immunosuppressive drugs.

2 vaccinations 3 vaccinations
Immunosuppressive treatment Immunosuppressive treatment
All No Yes P a All No Yes P a
CKD G4/5, n (%) 400 (100) 378 (94) 22 (6) 40 (100) 31 (78) 9 (22)
 RBD IgG Ab level (BAU/mL) 2097 (828–4077) 2186 (887–4160) 1110 (34–2456) .003 1551 (459–3225) 1680 (631–3466) 11 (3–739) .01
 RBD IgG seroconversion rate, n (%) 384 (96) 368 (97) 16 (73) <.001 32 (80) 29 (94) 3 (33) <.001
 RBD IgG antibody level >1000 BAU/mL, n (%) 286 (72) 275 (73) 11 (50) .02 22 (55) 20 (65) 2 (22) .03
Dialysis patients, n (%) 480 (100) 396 (83) 84 (18) 242 (100) 204 (84) 38 (16)
 RBD IgG Ab level (BAU/mL) 1375 (431–2896) 1798 (667–3073) 291 (29–748) <.001 1727 (570–4254) 2309 (867–4741) 200 (9–1102) <.001
 RBD IgG seroconversion rate, n (%) 443 (92) 386 (97) 57 (68) <.001 222 (92) 199 (98) 23 (61) <.001
 RBD IgG antibody level >1000 BAU/mL, n (%) 274 (57) 260 (66) 14 (17) <.001 153 (63) 143 (70) 10 (26) <.001

Note: Antibody levels, seroconversion rates, and rates of high-level antibody response (>1000 BAU/ml) after two and three SARS-CoV-2 vaccinations for all CKD G4/5 and dialysis patients, and according to the use of immunosuppressive drugs.

Ab: antibody.

aNot using immunosuppressive drugs versus using immunosuppressive drugs.