Table 3

Correlation between the clinical and functional parameters with the response to the influenza vaccine measured by the ratio of HIA day 28/day 0

 HIA day 28/ day 0
Age (years)Total cholesterol (mmol/LHDL-C (mmol/L)LDL-C (mmol/L)Triglyceride (mmol/L)Glucose (mmol/L)HgbA1c (%)White cell count ×109/LNeutrophils (×109/L)Waist
circumference (cm)
Clinical frailty scorePASEBMI
Non diabetic
 Spearman (r)0.1687−0.04112−0.26340.041580.25730.03118−0.00960.40830.16080.065320.2465−0.31460.1645
 95% CI−0.09676
to 0.4117
−0.3057 to 0.2294−0.4963–0.004894−0.2289 to 0.3061−0.01145 to 0.04914−0.2437 to 0.3014−0.3105 to 0.29300.1140 to 0.6368−0.1557 to 0.4473−0.2165 to 0.3371−0.01565 to 0.4770−0.5338 to 0.05589−0.1010 to 0.4081
 p (two-tailed)0.19770.76140.04770.75880.05330.82120.950.00660.3030.64210.05760.01520.2092
Diabetic
 Spearman (r)−0.123−0.24020.1946−0.2755−0.174−0.31270.02916−0.05649−0.013−0.37170.3352−0.3466−0.2627
 95% CI−0.3785 to 0.1499−0.4835 to 0.03765−0.0909 to 0.4506−0.5141 to 0.00263−0.4311 to 0.1092−0.5519 to 0.02597−0.2508 to 0.3046−0.2644 to 0.3662−0.3279 to 0.3045−0.5907 to 0.10170.07134 to 0.5553−0.5641 to 0.08410−0.4977 to 0.00826
 p (two-tailed)0.36190.08020.16680.04590.21270.02870.83580.72570.93570.00670.01150.00890.0505
  • p-values in bold represent the only significant p-values.

  • BMI, body mass index; HgbA1c, glycated hemoglobin; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; PASE, Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly.