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. 2021 Oct 8;8:760047. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2021.760047

Table 2.

Correlation of the severity of the post-vaccinal reactions and different parameters.

Variable Don't have side effect Mild Moderate Severe Critical Significance and correlation
Sex, n (%)
    Female 227 (7.9) 1,262 (43.9) 887 (30.9) 471 (16.4) 27 (0.9) P < 0.015
    Male 210 (16.2) 615 (47.5) 311 (24.0) 148 (11.4) 12 (0.9) R = −0.133
Age groups, n (%)
    <20 82 (12.2) 277 (41.3) 207 (30.8) 96 (14.3) 9 (1.3) P < 0.016
    20–30 158 (8.0) 874 (44.5) 604 (30.7) 314 (16.0) 15 (0.8) R = −0.069
    31–40 69 (10.3) 316 (47.1) 177 (26.4) 105 (15.6) 4 (0.6)
    41–50 69 (11.9) 283 (48.6) 143 (24.6) 79 (13.6) 8 (1.4)
    51–60 41 (18.1) 105 (46.3) 58 (25.6) 21 (9.3) 2 (0.9)
    > 60 18 (33.3) 22 (40.7) 9 (16.7) 4 (7.4) 1 (1.9)
Nationality, n (%)
    Saudi 410 (10.5) 1,776 (45.5) 1,113 (28.5) 565 (14.5) 36 (0.9) P < 0.016
    Non Saudi 27 (10.0) 101 (37.4) 85 (31.5) 54 (20.0) 3 (1.1) R = 0.042
BMI, n (%)
    <18.5 42 (9.6) 197 (45.2) 125 (28.7) 68 (15. 6) 4 (0.9) P < 0.0.16
    18.5–24.9 162 (9.4) 744 (43.2) 520 (30.2) 282 (16.4) 13 (0.8) R = −0.040
    25–29.9 133 (12.1) 500 (45.4) 317 (28.8) 140 (12.7) 12 (1.1)
    30–34.9 56 (9.8) 274 (47.8) 149 (26.0) 89 (15.5) 5 (0.9)
    35–39.9 29 (12.6) 121 (52.4) 55 (23.8) 24 (10.4) 2 (0.9)
    ≥40 15 (14.0) 41 (38.3) 32 (29.9) 16 (15.0) 3 (2.8)
Type of the vaccine
    BNT162b2 (n:2601) 375 (14.42) 1,423 (54.71) 616 (23.68) 171 (6.57) 16 (0.62) P < 0.01
    ChAdOx1 (n = 1,569) 62 (3.95) 454 (28.93) 582 (37.09) 448 (28.55) 23 (1.47) R = 0.381
Previous infection with COVID-19, n (%)
    No 385 (10.5) 1,681 (45.8) 1,040 (28.3) 528 (14.4) 39 (1.1) P < 0.016
    Yes 52 (10.5) 196 (39.4) 158 (31.8) 91 (18.3) 0 (0.0) R = 0.035
The presence of chronic diseases, n (%)
    No 356 (10.3) 1564 (45.4) 1014 (29.4) 486 (14.1) 27 (0.8) P < 0.016
    Yes 81 (11.2) 313 (43.3) 184 (25.4) 133 (18.4) 12 (1.7) R = 0.20