Table III.
Comparison of post-vaccination acute side effects with comorbidities.
| Post-vaccination side effects | Diabetes | P-value | Hypertension | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Yes | No | Yes | No | |||
| Soreness/Redness | ||||||
| • Yes (n=56) | 4 (7.1%) | 52 (92.9%) | 0.257 | 12 (21.4%) | 44 (78.6%) | 0.013* |
| • No (n=149) | 19 (12.8%) | 130 (87.2%) | 13 (8.7%) | 136 (91.3%) | ||
| Fever | ||||||
| • Yes (n=69) | 5 (7.2%) | 64 (92.8%) | 0.199 | 11 (15.9%) | 58 (84.1%) | 0.243 |
| • No (n=136) | 18 (13.2%) | 118 (86.8%) | 14 (10.3% | 122 (89.7%) | ||
| Chills/Rigor | ||||||
| • Yes (n=42) | 8 (19.0%) | 34 (81.0%) | 0.071 | 6 (14.3%) | 19 (11.7%) | 0.642 |
| • No (n=155) | 15 (9.2%) | 148 (90.8%) | 19 (11.7%) | 144 (88.3%) | ||
| Headache/Migraine | ||||||
| • Yes (n=81) | 12 (14.8%) | 69 (85.2%) | 0.187 | 24 (29.6%) | 57 (70.4%) | <0.001* |
| • No (n=116) | 11 (8.9%) | 113 (91.1%) | 1 (0.8%) | 123 (99.2%) | ||
| Fatigue/Malaise | ||||||
| • Yes (n=93) | 6 (6.5%) | 87 (93.5%) | 0.049* | 4 (4.3%) | 89 (95.7%) | 0.002* |
| • No (n=104) | 17 (15.2%) | 95 (84.8%) | 21 (18.8%) | 91 (81.3%) | ||
| GI disturbance | ||||||
| • Yes (n=55) | 6 (10.9%) | 49 (89.1%) | 0.932 | 8 (14.5%) | 47 (85.5%) | 0.533 |
| • No (n=142) | 17 (11.3%) | 133 (88.7%) | 17 (11.3%) | 133 (88.7%) | ||
| Flu-like symptoms | ||||||
| • Yes (n=28) | 7 (25.0%) | 21 (75.0%) | 0.013* | 1 (3.6%) | 27 (96.4%) | 0.133 |
| • No (n=169) | 16 (9.0%) | 161 (91.0%) | 24 (13.6%) | 153 (86.4%) | ||
*
Significant p-values.