Table 4

Association of neutralising capacity and anti-RBD-IgG concentration with MTX intake timing using linear regression analysis (n=64)*

All patients†Patients <60 years‡Patients ≥60 years‡
βP value95% CIβst βP value95% CIβst βP value95% CIβst
Neutralisation capacity
 TBV 0.000.976−0.20 to 0.190.00−0.050.749−0.37 to 0.27−0.060.040.807−0.26 to 0.330.03
 TAV 0.19 0.005 0.06 to 0.32 0.30 0.090.301−0.09 to 0.280.20 0.24 0.012 0.06 to 0.43 0.32
 TBV ≥10 days−0.850.367−2.73 to 1.02−0.08−0.360.789−3.12 to 2.40−0.05−1.980.094−4.31 to 0.35−0.13
 TAV ≥10 days 2.00 0.008 0.53 to 3.47 0.27 −0.220.833−2.34 to 1.91−0.04 2.91 0.001 1.29 to 4.53 0.36
 TBV+TAV 0.13 0.035 0.01 to 0.25 0.25 0.040.626−0.13 to 0.220.11 0.18 0.039 0.01 to 0.35 0.29
Anti-RBD-IgG
 TBV 0.800.244−0.56 to 2.150.090.470.575−1.24 to 2.170.101.260.236−0.86 to 3.390.12
 TAV 1.02 0.016 0.19 to 1.84 0.19 0.110.739−0.56 to 0.780.04 1.63 0.036 0.12 to 3.14 0.22
 TBV ≥10 days−1.860.777−14.96 to 11.24−0.020.490.950−15.49 to 16.470.01−6.430.323−19.43 to 6.57−0.05
 TAV ≥10 days 13.70 0.004 4.60 to 22.79 0.21 −2.530.583−11.96 to 6.90−0.07 20.03 0.005 6.57 to 33.50 0.26
 TBV+TAV 0.95 0.003 0.33 to 1.58 0.22 0.210.487−0.41 to 0.840.09 1.51 0.019 0.26 to 2.77 0.26
  • Significant results are in bold.

  • *One patient who did not hold MTX could not recall on which exact day MTX was taken and was therefore only considered for calculations of TBV+TAV (=7 days).

  • †Adjusted for female, age, MTX monotherapy, MTX+prednisolone, MTX combination±prednisolone, vaccine interval.

  • ‡Adjusted for female, MTX monotherapy, MTX+prednisolone, MTX combination±prednisolone, vaccine interval. β (unstandardised beta-coefficient); βst (standardised beta-coefficient); TBV (time before vaccination), time between last MTX intake and vaccination; TAV (time after vaccination), time between vaccination and re-intake of MTX; TBV+TAV, MTX interval at the time of vaccination.

  • MTX, methotrexate.