Table 5. Adverse effects of COVID-19 vaccines according to the gender .

Side effects after vaccination	Male (n=295)	Female (n=330)	P value
	n (%)	n (%)
Systemic side effect
Headache	102 (34.58)	131 (39.70)	0.21
Fatigue	106 (35.93)	158 (47.88)	0.003
Fever	150 (50.85)	185 (56.06)	0.19
Chills and tremors	31 (10.51)	57 (17.27)	0.016
Joint pain	33 (11.19)	26 (7.88)	0.17
Myalgia	68 (23.05)	101 (30.61)	0.038
Diarrhoea	11 (3.73)	18 (5.45)	0.34
Nausea	26 (8.81)	33 (10.0)	0.68
Local side effect
Local pain	157 (53.22)	196 (59.39)	0.125
Local oedema	39 (13.22)	47 (14.24)	0.72
Itching	18 (6.10)	26 (7.88)	0.43
Local redness	27 (9.15)	31 (9.39)	0.94
Local hotness	58 (19.66)	60 (18.18)	0.68