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. 2024 Apr 19;18:100489. doi: 10.1016/j.jvacx.2024.100489

Table 4.

Correlation between adverse reactions and anti-spike IgG titers.

Primary series
p-value Monovalent booster
p-value Fold change, mean (95 % CI) p-value
Bivalent booster
p-value Fold change, mean (95 % CI) p-value
No. (%) GMT (95 % CI), AU/mL No. (%) GMT (95 % CI), AU/mL No. (%) GMT (95 % CI), AU/mL
Local reactions
 Pain at injection site No 18 (6.1) 8,502 (5,281–13,687) 0.759 3 (1.0) 14,818 (4,032–54,450) 0.738 23.89 (10.88–52.44) 0.658 2 (2.3) 18,690 (416–839,267) 0.660 3.08 (0.48–19.68) 0.630
Yes 278 (93.9) 9,131 (8,426–9,895) 314 (99.1) 16,990 (15,711–18,378) 28.84 (26.58–31.30) 84 (97.7) 24,033 (20,202–28,596) 4.38 (3.51–5.46)
 Redness No 124 (79.4) 8,892 (8,106–9,757) 0.285 208 (65.6) 16,893 (15,353–18,587) 0.873 28.0 (25.30–31.0) 0.353 66 (76.7) 23,302 (19,489–27,868) 0.599 4.35 (3.40–5.58) 0.961
Yes 61 (20.6) 9,901 (8,486–11,553) 109 (34.4) 17,120 (14,949–19,602) 30.35 (26.52–34.75) 20 (23.3) 25,948 (16,259–41,400) 4.30 (2.67–6.93)
 Swelling No 174 (58.8) 8,925 (8,000–9,954) 0.585 166 (52.4) 17,045 (15,262–19,041) 0.905 30.0 (26.95–33.38) 0.296 50 (58.1) 27,002 (22,009–33,128) 0.092 4.21 (3.15–5.62) 0.736
Yes 122 (41.2) 9,337 (8,304–10,498) 151 (47.6) 16,885 (15,125–18,854) 27.52 (24.32–31.14) 36 (41.9) 20,160 (15,031–27,046) 4.53 (3.23–6.35)
Systemic reactions
 Fever < 38.0°C 231 (78.0) 8,222 (7,528–8,983) < 0.001 234 (73.8) 15,318 (14,022–16,738) < 0.001 27.61 (25.20–30.26) 0.088 77 (89.5) 22,423 (18,797–26,749) 0.029 4.36 (3.44–5.53) 0.890
≥ 38.0°C 65 (22.0) 12,993 (11,069–15,248) 83 (26.2) 22,646 (19,561–26,218) 32.39 (27.29–38.43) 9 (10.5) 41,115 (22,830–74,063) 4.15 (2.64–6.52)
Duration r = 0.288a < 0.001   r = 0.237a < 0.001 r = 0.103a 0.067 r = 0.244a 0.009 r = -0.010a 0.928
 Fatigue No 49 (16.6) 6,433 (5,092–8,125) 0.001 48 (15.1) 13,571 (11,089–16,607) 0.017 24.47 (19.20–31.19) 0.095 17 (19.8) 25,722 (17,993–36,771) 0.671 5.71 (3.20–10.20) 0.211
Yes 247 (83.5) 9,739 (8,972–10,571) 269 (84.9) 17,660 (16,241–19,204) 29.63 (27.21–32.28) 69 (80.2) 23,464 (19,271–28,569) 4.06 (3.21–5.12)
 Headache No 107 (36.2) 8,024 (6,953–9,260) 0.020 102 (32.2) 14,883 (13,152–16,842) 0.022 28.35 (24.58–32.70) 0.797 35 (40.7) 20,716 (15,004–28,602) 0.197 4.75 (3.37–6.69) 0.496
Yes 189 (63.9) 9,759 (8,876–10,730) 215 (67.8) 18,059 (16,372–19,920) 29.0 (26.27–32.02) 51 (59.3) 26,351 (21,837–31,798) 4.08 (3.06–5.43)
 Chills No 150 (50.7) 7,588 (6,778–8,494) < 0.001 150 (47.3) 14,911 (13,421–16,562) 0.002 26.72 (23.67–30.18) 0.086 51 (59.3) 24,121 (19,884–29,255) 0.901 4.53 (3.35–6.13) 0.639
Yes 146 (49.3) 10,947 (9,845–12,176) 167 (52.7) 19,063 (17,049–21,311) 30.78 (27.62–34.30) 35 (40.7) 23,567 (17,073–32,531) 4.08 (2.99–5.57)
 Muscle pain No 121 (40.9) 7,997 (7,032–9,095) 0.008 46 (14.5) 17,167 (14,151–20,831) 0.904 29.25 (23.21–36.89) 0.872 24 (27.9) 20,946 (13,140–33,389) 0.452 4.91 (2.93–8.22) 0.486
Yes 175 (59.1) 9,936 (8,983–10,990) 271 (85.5) 16,936 (15,552–18,446) 28.71 (26.33–31.31) 62 (72.1) 25,142 (21,375–29,573) 4.14 (3.28–5.23)
 Joint pain  No 154 (52.0) 8,422 (7,487–9,473) 0.049 145 (45.7) 16,413 (14,682–18,353) 0.441 27.52 (24.20–31.28) 0.313 55 (64.0) 22,361 (17,832–28,041) 0.305 4.45 (3.37–5.87) 0.763
Yes 142 (48.0) 9,879 (8,878–10,993) 172 (54.3) 17,454 (15,649–19,463) 29.91 (26.96–33.18) 31 (36.1) 26,872 (20,735–34,826) 4.15 (2.90–5.96)
Antipyretic use
 Before vaccination No 295 (99.7) 9,097 (8,397–9,858) N/A 297 (93.7) 17,065 (15,743–18,501) 0.581 26.55 (22.91–30.78) 0.700 80 (93.0) 23,233 (19,404–27,816) 0.234 4.46 (3.57–5.58) 0.355
Yes 1 (0.3) N/A 20 (6.3) 15,599 (11,474–21,203) 36.93 (3.06–445.96) 6 (7.0) 34,706 (22,151–54,375) 3.00 (0.96–9.43)
 After vaccination No 144 (48.7) 8,549 (7,577–9,645) 0.141 171 (53.9) 16,669 (15,087–18,420) 0.627 28.48 (25.40–31.93) 0.777 41 (47.7) 22,116 (16,757–29,188) 0.391 4.56 (3.39–6.12) 0.672
Yes 152 (51.4) 9,638 (8,668–10,715) 146 (46.1) 17,326 (15,321–19,593) 29.15 (25.98–32.72) 45 (52.3) 25,639 (20,716–31,725) 4.15 (3.0–5.74)

GMT, geometric mean titer; CI, confidence interval; N/A, not available.

a

r values refer to the Spearman’s correlation coefficient.