Research Article

Efficacy of COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma Based on Antibody Concentration

Table 2

Primary and secondary outcomes.

OutcomeNucleocapsid proteinRBDS1 subunit
High ab conc. (N = 51)Low ab conc. (N = 45) valueHigh ab conc. (N = 48)Low ab conc. (N = 48) valueHigh ab conc. (N = 48)Low ab conc. (N = 48) value

Primary outcome
30-day mortality—no. (%)12 (23.5)10 (22.2)0.8811(22.9)11(22.9)1.009(18.8)13(27.1)0.33
Secondary outcomes
Subsequent receipt of invasive ventilation in previously nonventilated—no. (%)8/42 (19.0)9/38 (23.7)0.619/41 (22.0)8/39 (20.5)0.889/43 (20.9)8/37 (21.6)0.94
Length of hospital stay14.2 ± 8.218.3 ± 13.30.0715.2 ± 8.217.0 ± 13.30.4214.9 ± 8.017.4 ± 13.40.26
Number of ventilator days (including those who subsequently received mechanical ventilation)12.3 ± 8.1119.8 ± 14.980.0812.8 ± 8.318.9 ± 14.90.1612.8 ± 8.318.3 ± 14.40.21

Overall mortality based on time to transfusion to death/end of cohort observation period
30-day mortality based on time from symptom onset to plasma transfusion—no. (%)
Infusion <10 days14/67 (20.9)
Infusion >/ = 10 days8/29 (27.6)

Plus–minus values are means ± SD.