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. 2016 Apr 18;6(4):e010911. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010911

Table 3.

Total number and per cent (n/%) of participants reporting swelling, erythema or induration after Tdap injection

Swelling (N=793) Erythema (N=793) Induration* (N=326)
None 733 (92.4) 747 (94.2) 287 (88.0)
Circumference of event (cm) (n=60) (n=46) (n=39)
 >0.0 to <1.0 33 (4.2) 25 (3.2) 21 (6.4)
 >1.0 to <2.5 12 (1.5) 10 (1.3) 12 (3.7)
 >2.5 to <5.0 12 (1.5) 8 (1.0) 6 (1.8)
 >5.0 to <10.0 2 (0.3) 3 (0.4)
 >10.0 to <15.0 1 (0.1)
Onset of event after injection (h) (n=60) (n=46) (n=39)
 0–24 44 (73.3) 27 (58.7) 15 (38.5)
 25–48 16 (26.7) 16 (34.8) 22 (56.4)
 >49 3 (6.5) 2 (5.1)
Resolution of event (h) (n=60) (n=46) (n=39)
 0–24 14 (23.3) 13 (28.3) 6 (15.4)
 25–48 15 (25.0) 10 (21.7) 11 (28.2)
 >49 31 (51.7) 23 (50.0) 22 (56.4)

*Northern study data only.