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

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.