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Table 2 Mean time since last dose, and weighted proportion of anti-HBs seroprevalence by sex, age and type of vaccine at time of examination (N = 2,489)

From: Prevalence of vaccine-derived hepatitis B surface antibodies in children and adolescents in Germany: results from a population-based survey, 2014–2017

 

Total included participants

Time since last dose (years, mean)

Anti-HBs level < 10 IU/L

Anti-HBs level 10–99 IU/L

Anti-HBs level ≥ 100 IU/L

n

 

n

%

n

%

n

%

Total

2,489

8.9

959

36 [34–39]

900

36 [33–38]

630

28 [26–30]

Sex

 Female

1,263

9.1

527

40 [36–43]

436

34 [30–37]

300

27 [24–30]

 Male

1,226

8.7

432

33 [30–37]

464

38 [34–41]

330

29 [26–33]

Age

 Age 3–6

525

3.6

89

15 [12–19]

199

38 [32–43]

237

47 [42–53]

 Age 7–10

613

7.3

223

38 [33–43]

256

40 [35–45]

134

22 [18–26]

 Age 11–13

619

10.5

313

48 [42–53]

203

34 [28–39]

103

19 [15–24]

 Age 14–17

732

12.6

334

46 [41–51]

242

32 [27–37]

156

22 [19–26]

Type of vaccine

 Monovalent

588

11.8

243

42 [37–47]

204

32.9 [28–38]

141

25 [22–30]

 Polyvalenta:

1,901

8.0

716

35 [32–37]

696

37 [34–40]

489

29 [26–31]

  Hexavac

409

11.2

270

62 [55–68]

111

31 [25–37]

28

8 [5–13]

  Infanrix Hexa

1,401

7.1

415

28 [25–31]

564

39 [35–42]

422

34 [31–37]

  1. a91 participants received a polyvalent vaccine but the type, whether Hexavac or Infanrix Hexa, was unknown