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Table 2 Effects of blood group and secretor status on sero-conversion against Inaba

From: Assessment of the influence of ABO blood groups on oral cholera vaccine immunogenicity in a cholera endemic area in Zambia

Characteristics

Total n (%)

n(%) Seroconverted

Inaba

   

Crude PR (95% CI)

p value

Adjusted PR (95% CI)a

p value

Blood Group

 Non-O

70 (52.6)

16 (22.9)

Ref

 

Ref

 

 O

63 (47.4)

19 (30.2)

1.32 (0.74–2.34)

0.343

2.10 (0.79–5.60)

0.138

Secretor Statusb

 Secretor

62 (81.6)

16 (35.7)

Ref

 

Ref

 

 Non-Secretor

14 (18.4)

5 (25.8)

1.38 (0.61–3.16)

0.440

1.41 (0.52–3.79)

0.496

  1. aAdjusted for age, sex, education, occupation, source of drinking water & type of toilet facility, PR- Prevalence Ratio
  2. bTotal not equal to 133 because of missing information
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