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. 2023 Apr 29;36(4):400–407. doi: 10.37201/req/017.2023

Table 4.

OR of previous COVID-19 and adverse effects after mRNA BNT162b2 vaccine (n =278)

Adverse effect* Dose 1
OR (IC 95%)
p Dose 2
OR (IC 95%)
p
Low grade fever (<38ºC) 2.96 (1.08-8.04) 0.033 0.66 (0.30-1.45) 0.303
Fever >38ºC & < 39ºC 0.85 (0.10-7.40) 0.880 0.13 (0.02-0.94) 0.043
Asthenia 2.48 (1.32-4.67) 0.005 2.48 (1.32-4.67) 0.005
Headache 2.80 (1.46-5.38) 0.002 0.83 (0.44-1.56) 0.565
Dysthermia 4.36 (2.11-9.00) <0.0001 0.77 (0.40-1.47) 0.425
Cough 1.29 (0.34-4.86) 0.71 0.16 (0.04-0.69) 0.014
Myalgia 5.69 (2.35-13.78) <0.0001 0.97 (0.50-1.88) 0.932
Arthralgia 4.82 (1.72-13.52) 0.003 1.04 (0.47-2.31) 0.925
Antipyretic use 3.46 (1.71-6.99) 0.001 0.89 (0.47-1.69) 0.721
Post-vaccine limitation
None (0)
Very Mild (1)
Mild (2)
Moderate (3)
Severe (4)
Very Severe (5)
1
2.28 (1.04-5.01)
2.35 (0.84-6.59)
6.28 (1.88-21.01)
2.80 (0.80-9.75)
0.039
0.103
0.003
0.108
1
0.63 (0.24-1.66)
0.45 (0.15-1.38)
1.20 (0.52-2.77)
0.32 (0.09-1.14)
0.67 (0.14-3.24)
0.349
0.162
0.671
0.080
0.620
*

The rest of adverse effects did not show significant association (OR) with previous COVID-19, nor with 1st dose, neither with 2nd dose.