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Table 1 Demographic data and status of anti-PT IgG antibodies in studied subjects

From: The seroepidemiology of Immunoglobulin G antibodies against pertussis toxin in China: a cross sectional study

Subgroup

n

Mean of anti-PT IgG and 95% CI (IU/mL)

Pa

Number of subjects (%) in concentrations of anti-PT IgG

Pc

    

<30IU/mL

≥30IU/mL

≥100IU/mL

 

Total

1313

14.21(12.29-16.13)

 

1196(91.09%)

93(7.08%)

24(1.83%)

 

Home location

City

660

14.51(11.43-17.58)

0.76

609(92.27%)

51(7.73%)

13(1.97%)

0.18

County

653

13.92(11.62-16.23)

 

587(89.89%)

66(10.11%)

11(1.68%)

 

Gender

       

Male

654

15.09(12.43-17.73)

0.37

589(90.06%)

65(9.94%)

15(2.29%)

0.14

Female

659

13.35(10.57-16.12)

 

607(92.11%)

52(7.89%)

9(1.36%)

 

Age (average age)

0-2(1.94)

80

10.91(7.01-14.82)

0.55

72(90%)

8(10.0%)

1(1.25%)

0.44

3-4(4.2)

79

9.95(5.74-14.17)

 

75(94.94%)

4(5.06%)

1(1.26%)

 

5-6(5.8)

79

10.80(4.95-16.65)

 

75(94.94%)

4(5.06%)

1(1.26%)

 

7-12(9.4)

61

9.45(6.04-12.86)

0.03b

57(93.44%)

4(6.56%)

0(0)

 

13-19(17.4)

175

18.44(11.08-25.81)

 

155(88.57%)

20(11.43%)

6(3.43%)

 

20-30(23.8)

256

15.70(9.89-21.5)

 

237(92.58%)

19(7.42%)

6(2.34%)

 

31-40(35.7)

204

13.60(9.85-17.34)

 

188(92.16%)

16(7.84%)

3(1.47%)

 

41-50(46.0)

173

15.42(9.34-21.51)

 

153(88.44%)

20(11.56%)

3(1.73%)

 

> 51(64.5)

206

14.02(10.94-17.10)

 

184(89.32%)

22(10.68%)

3(1.46%)

 
  1. a Based on two sample t-test and one-Way ANOVA.
  2. b Two sample t-test between 1–2 years and 13–19 years group.
  3. c Based on nonparametric tests for 2 independent sample and Kruskal-wallis H.