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. 2016 May 6;12(7):1728–1737. doi: 10.1080/21645515.2016.1149276

Table 5.

Side effects of influenza vaccination in the intradermal (ID) group (n = 67) and the intramuscular (IM) group (n = 67).

Side effects ID n (%) IM n (%) P-value
Local Erythema 67 (100.0) 34 (50.7) < 0.001*
  Itching 18 (26.9) 1 (1.5) < 0.001*
  Swelling 66 (98.5) 11 (16.4) < 0.001*
  Ecchymosis 16 (23.9) 2 (3.0) 0.001*
Systemic Fever 0 (0) 2 (3.0) < 0.001*
  Myalgia 1 (1.5) 4 (6.0) 0.43
  Headache 0 (0) 3 (4.5) < 0.001*
*

Statistically significant at P < 0.05