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Table 1 Distribution of women who began vaccination with DPT/DT or TT, by age and vaccination history

From: Levels of diphtheria and tetanus specific IgG of Portuguese adult women, before and after vaccination with adult type Td. Duration of immunity following vaccination

Variable

Value

Group A: Began vaccination with DPT/DT (n = 22)

Group B: Began vaccination with TT (n = 66)

p value

Years of birth

  

-

 

1910 – 1944

0

30

 
 

1945 – 1954

0

24

 
 

1955 – 1964

8

9

 
 

1965 – 1974

14

3

 

Age group (in years)

  

<0.0001

 

30 – 39

14

3

 
 

40 – 49

8

13

 
 

50 – 59

0

25

 
 

60 – 69

0

12

 
 

70 – 99

0

13

 

N.° doses of tetanus toxoid

  

<0.0001

 

1

0

15

 
 

2

0

12

 
 

3

0

31

 
 

4

2

2

 
 

5

3

6

 
 

6–9

17

0

 

Age at first dose

  

<0.0001

 

Mean

2.2

41.2

 
 

S.D.

2.6

15.7

 
 

Min/Max

0.3/7.9

11.1/77.0

 

Time since last dose (years)

  

0.86

 

Mean

15.8

14.4

 
 

S.D.

7.3

6.0

 
 

Min/Max

5.0/34.4

1.6/33.0