Table 1 Association of reported vaccine‐related side effects and consequent time off work with personal characteristics in 1203 immunised healthcare workers.
| Side effects | Side effects and time off work | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | PR (95% CI) | Yes | No | PR (95% CI) | |
| Age (years) | ||||||
| <25 | 20 | 57 | 1.6 (0.9 to 2.6) | 6 | 71 | 2.8 (0.8 to 10.4) |
| 25–34 | 33 | 184 | 1.0 (0.6 to 1.5) | 5 | 212 | 1.0 (0.3 to 3.8) |
| 35–44 | 37 | 298 | 0.8 (0.5 to 1.2) | 5 | 331 | 0.7 (0.2 to 2.7) |
| 45–54 | 37 | 300 | 0.8 (0.5 to 1.3) | 4 | 333 | 0.5 (0.1 to 2.2) |
| >55 | 27 | 183 | 1.0 | 4 | 205 | 1.0 |
| Professional group | ||||||
| Doctors | 27 | 280 | 1.0 (0.6 to 1.7) | 2 | 305 | 0.6 (0.1 to 3.2) |
| Nurses | 64 | 283 | 2.0 (1.2 to 3.3) | 10 | 337 | 1.8 (0.5 to 6.4) |
| PAMs | 41 | 244 | 1.5 (0.9 to 2.5) | 8 | 278 | 1.4 (0.4 to 4.8) |
| Lab staff/others | 20 | 205 | 1.0 | 4 | 220 | 1.0 |
| Smoking | ||||||
| Never smoked | 98 | 641 | 1.0 | 13 | 727 | 1.0 |
| Ex‐smoker | 27 | 236 | 0.8 (0.5 to 1.2) | 4 | 259 | 1.0 (0.3 to 3.3) |
| Current smoker | 28 | 131 | 1.2 (0.8 to 1.8) | 7 | 151 | 2.0 (0.8 to 5.0) |
PAMs, professions allied to medicine. PR, prevalence ratio.
Information on side effects, age or centre missing for 27 subjects
Prevalence ratio (PR) and CI results are mutually adjusted and adjusted for study centre.