Lukas Van Baal, Susanne Tan, Dagmar Fuhrer, Johanna Reinold, Ulf Dittmer, Melanie Fiedler
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Abstract
Purpose: In patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection overweight and diabetes are associated with poor prognosis. Therefore, effectiveness and tolerance of booster vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 has to be ensured. We examined the impact of overweight and diabetes on anti-SARS-CoV-2-titers and the incidence of side effects after booster vaccination.
Methods: We performed a cross-sectional study with consecutive recruitment and convenience sampling of 100 participants vaccinated three times against SARS-CoV-2. Anti-SARS-CoV-2-titers, immunological parameters and biochemical markers of glucose metabolism were measured. Prevalence of vaccination side effects was assessed by personal interview. Moreover, metabolic status was assessed by performance of body composition measurement and body impedance analysis. The glycemic and metabolic parameters were correlated with the anti-SARS-CoV-2-titers and the incidence of side effects. The results were compared between patient with and without overweight and diabetes.
Results: Levels of anti-SARS-CoV-2-titers did not differ between participants with and without overweight (5756.6 ± 6848.9 vs. 4997.0 ± 5050.3, p.83) or participants with and without diabetes (6681.0 ± 6795.2 vs. 5124.0 ± 5070.4 BAU/ml, p = .28). Moreover, the investigated glycemic parameters and parameters of the body composition measurement and body impedance analysis did not present any correlation with the antibody levels. Furthermore, we could reveal that vaccination side effects are more likely to occur in participants without diabetes (OR 2.9 (95%-CI: 0.5-4.3, p.04)).
Conclusions: Overweight and diabetes are not associated with lower anti-SARS-CoV-2-titers after booster vaccination. Parameters of the body composition and body impedance analysis did not reveal any further association regarding development of anti-SARS-CoV-2-titers. Vaccination side effects are more likely to occur in participants without diabetes.
Supplementary information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s40200-025-01699-1.
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Journal of Diabetes & Metabolic Disorders is a peer reviewed journal which publishes original clinical and translational articles and reviews in the field of endocrinology and provides a forum of debate of the highest quality on these issues. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, diabetes, lipid disorders, metabolic disorders, osteoporosis, interdisciplinary practices in endocrinology, cardiovascular and metabolic risk, aging research, obesity, traditional medicine, pychosomatic research, behavioral medicine, ethics and evidence-based practices.As of Jan 2018 the journal is published by Springer as a hybrid journal with no article processing charges. All articles published before 2018 are available free of charge on springerlink.Unofficial 2017 2-year Impact Factor: 1.816.