Abstract

Several factors related to anti-spike(S) IgG antibody titers after mRNA COVID-19 vaccination have been elucidated, but the magnitude of the effects of each factor has not been fully understood. This cross-sectional study assessed anti-S and anti-nucleocapsid (N) antibody titers on 3744 healthy volunteers (median age, 36 years; IQR, 24–49 years; females, 59.0%) who received two doses of mRNA-1273 or BNT162b2 vaccine and completed a survey questionnaire. Multiple regression was conducted to identify factors associated with antibody titers. All but one participant tested positive for anti-S antibodies (99.97%). The following factors were independently and significantly associated with high antibody titer: < 3 months from vaccination (ratio of means 4.41); mRNA-1273 vaccine (1.90, vs BNT162b2); anti-N antibody positivity (1.62); age (10’s: 1.50, 20’s: 1.37, 30’s: 1.26, 40’s: 1.16, 50’s: 1.15, vs ≧60’s); female (1.07); immunosuppressive therapy (0.54); current smoking (0.85); and current drinking (0.96). The largest impact on anti-S IgG antibody titers was found in elapsed time after vaccination, followed by vaccine brand, immunosuppressants, previous SARS-CoV-2 infection (anti-N antibody positive), and age. Although the influence of adverse reactions after the vaccine, gender, smoking, and drinking was relatively small, they were independently related factors.

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Title
Seroepidemiological study of factors affecting anti-spike IgG antibody titers after a two-dose mRNA COVID-19 vaccination in 3744 healthy Japanese volunteers
Author
Sugiyama, Aya 1 ; Kurisu, Akemi 1 ; Nagashima, Shintaro 1 ; Hando, Kiyomi 1 ; Saipova, Khilola 2 ; Akhmedova, Sayyora 3 ; Abe, Kanon 1 ; Imada, Hirohito 1 ; Hussain, Md Razeen Ashraf 1 ; Ouoba, Serge 4 ; E, Bunthen 5 ; Ko, Ko 1 ; Akita, Tomoyuki 1 ; Yamazaki, Shinichi 6 ; Yokozaki, Michiya 6 ; Tanaka, Junko 1 

 Hiroshima University, Department of Epidemiology, Infectious Disease Control and Prevention, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima, Japan (GRID:grid.257022.0) (ISNI:0000 0000 8711 3200) 
 Hiroshima University, Department of Epidemiology, Infectious Disease Control and Prevention, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima, Japan (GRID:grid.257022.0) (ISNI:0000 0000 8711 3200); Andijan State Medical Institute, Department of Clinical Radiology and Oncology, Andijan, Uzbekistan (GRID:grid.444564.3) (ISNI:0000 0004 0402 7972) 
 Hiroshima University, Department of Epidemiology, Infectious Disease Control and Prevention, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima, Japan (GRID:grid.257022.0) (ISNI:0000 0000 8711 3200); Republican Specialized Scientific-Practical Medical Center of Pediatrics, Department of Cardiorheumatology, Tashkent, Uzbekistan (GRID:grid.257022.0) 
 Hiroshima University, Department of Epidemiology, Infectious Disease Control and Prevention, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima, Japan (GRID:grid.257022.0) (ISNI:0000 0000 8711 3200); Institut de Recherche en Science de La Santé (IRSS), Unité de Recherche Clinique de Nanoro (URCN), Nanoro, Burkina Faso (GRID:grid.457337.1) (ISNI:0000 0004 0564 0509) 
 Hiroshima University, Department of Epidemiology, Infectious Disease Control and Prevention, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima, Japan (GRID:grid.257022.0) (ISNI:0000 0000 8711 3200); Ministry of Health, Payment Certification Agency (PCA), Phnom Penh, Cambodia (GRID:grid.415732.6) 
 Hiroshima University Hospital, Division of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Hiroshima, Japan (GRID:grid.470097.d) (ISNI:0000 0004 0618 7953) 
Pages
16294
Publication year
2022
Publication date
2022
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
e-ISSN
20452322
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2719256871
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