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. 2021 Dec 10;17(12):4964–4970. doi: 10.1080/21645515.2021.1991183

Table 2.

Characteristics of PLHIV stratified by adverse reactions after COVID-19 vaccination (N = 527)

Variables  
Adverse reactions
Univariable
Multivariable
Overall Yes No P-value aOR (95% CI) P-value
Total 527(100.0%) 155(29.4%) 372(70.6%)      
Gender       0.177    
 Male 503(95.4%) 145(93.5%) 358(96.2%)   Ref  
 Female 24(4.6%) 10(6.5%) 14(3.8%)   1.81(0.76–4.17) 0.168
Age       0.353    
 18–29 186(35.3%) 46(29.7%) 140(37.6%)   Ref  
 30–39 240(45.5%) 78(50.3%) 162(43.5%)   1.49(0.97–2.30) 0.071
 40–49 76(14.4%) 24(15.5%) 52(14.0%)   1.37(0.75–2.46) 0.299
 ≥50 25(4.7%) 7(4.5%) 18(4.8%)   1.19(0.44–2.93) 0.715
BMI       0.245    
 <18.5 39(7.4%) 7(4.5%) 32(8.6%)   -  
 18.5–24 327(62.0%) 101(65.2%) 226(60.8%)   -  
 ≥24 161(30.6%) 47(30.3%) 114(30.6%)   -  
Received influenza or pneumonia vaccine inthe past 3 years       0.511    
 Yes 426(80.8%) 128(82.6%) 298(80.1%)   -  
 No 101(19.2%) 27(17.4%) 74(19.9%)   -  
Time of HIV diagnosis       0.120    
 ≤5 year 336(63.8%) 91(58.7%) 245(65.9%)   -  
 >5 year 191(36.2%) 64(41.3%) 127(34.1%)   -  
On ART       0.216    
 Yes 508(96.4%) 147(94.8%) 361(97.0%)   -  
 No 19(3.6%) 8(5.2%) 11(3.0%)   -  
ART duration       0.184    
 ≤5 years 350(68.9%) 95(64.6%) 255(70.6%)   -  
 >5 years 158(31.1%) 52(35.4%) 106(29.4%)   -  
Latest HIV viral load (copies/ml)       0.661    
 <50 387(73.4%) 118(76.1%) 269(72.3%)   -  
 ≥50 54(10.2%) 14(9.0%) 40(10.8%)   -  
 Not sure 86(16.3%) 23(14.8%) 63(16.9%)      
Latest CD4+ T cell count (cells/μl)       0.309    
 <200 15(2.8%) 3(1.9%) 12(3.2%)      
 200–500 172(32.6%) 43(27.7%) 129(34.7%)   -  
 >500 291(55.2%) 92(59.4%) 199(53.5%)   -  
 Not sure 49(9.3%) 17(11.0%) 32(8.6%)   -  
Comorbidities       0.392    
 Yes 68(12.9%) 23(14.8%) 45(12.1%)   -  
 No 459(87.1%) 132(85.2%) 327(87.9%)   -  

PLHIV, people living with HIV; aOR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; BMI, body-mass index.

ART, antiretroviral therapy.

Comorbidities include hyperlipidemia, liver disease, kidney disease, hypertension, allergic rhinitis, allergic dermatitis, respiratory diseases, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases.