Table 3.
The post vaccine adverse effects after vaccination in male and female subjects.
| Female | Male | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number (2,874) | % | Number (1,296) | % | P-value | |
| Severity of the side effects | |||||
| No side effects | 227 | 7.9 | 210 | 16.2 | 0.001 |
| Mild | 1,262 | 43.9 | 615 | 47.5 | |
| Moderate | 887 | 30.9 | 311 | 24.0 | |
| Severe | 471 | 16.4 | 148 | 11.4 | |
| Critical | 27 | 0.9 | 12 | 0.9 | |
| Duration of the side effects | |||||
| didn't have | 250 | 8.7 | 216 | 16.7 | 0.001 |
| 1 day | 699 | 24.3 | 425 | 32.8 | |
| 2 days | 1,022 | 35.6 | 415 | 32.0 | |
| 3 days | 492 | 17.1 | 132 | 10.2 | |
| 4 days | 143 | 5.0 | 33 | 2.5 | |
| 5 days | 84 | 2.9 | 22 | 1.7 | |
| 6 days | 15 | 0.5 | 5 | 0.4 | |
| 7 days | 57 | 2.0 | 10 | 0.8 | |
| > 7 days | 112 | 3.9 | 38 | 2.9 | |
| Local reactions, n (%) | |||||
| Pain | 2,490 | 86.6 | 945 | 72.9 | 0.001 |
| Swelling | 825 | 28.7 | 245 | 18.9 | 0.001 |
| Swollen lymph nodes | 112 | 3.9 | 30 | 2.3 | 0.009 |
| Systemic reactions, n (%) | |||||
| Headache | 1,353 | 47.1 | 456 | 35.2 | 0.001 |
| Fever | 1,256 | 43.7 | 524 | 40.4 | 0.048 |
| Chill | 759 | 26.4 | 279 | 21.5 | 0.001 |
| Palpitation | 377 | 13.1 | 85 | 6.6 | 0.001 |
| Joint pain | 1,161 | 40.4 | 447 | 34.5 | 0.001 |
| Muscle pain | 1,590 | 55.3 | 598 | 46.1 | 0.001 |
| Fatigue | 1,971 | 68.6 | 741 | 57.2 | 0.001 |
| Impaired concentration | 605 | 21.1 | 225 | 17.4 | 0.006 |
| Insomnia | 602 | 20.9 | 230 | 17.7 | 0.017 |
| Dizziness | 904 | 31.5 | 272 | 21.0 | 0.001 |
| Diarrhea | 238 | 8.3 | 77 | 5.9 | 0.008 |
| Abdominal pain | 259 | 9.0 | 72 | 5.6 | 0.001 |
| Chest pain | 333 | 11.6 | 80 | 6.2 | 0.001 |
| Breathlessness | 234 | 8.1 | 68 | 5.2 | 0.001 |
| Allergic reaction, n (%) | |||||
| Rash | 88 | 3.1 | 28 | 2.2 | 0.101 |
| Itching | 296 | 10.3 | 71 | 5.5 | 0.001 |
| Swollen lips | 64 | 2.2 | 16 | 1.2 | 0.031 |
Data are showed as number (percentage). Chi-square test was used to calculate the p-value for the difference between the male and female subjects after the first dose of either BNT162b2 or ChAdOx1.