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. 2022 Mar 31;27(13):2100540. doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2022.27.13.2100540

Table 3. Predictors for reporting side effects after COVID-19 vaccination with Comirnaty, by multivariate analysis, Israel, December 2020–March 2021.

First dose Second dose
AOR 95% CI p value AOR 95% CI p value
Age (years)a 0.976 0.976–0.977 < 0.001 0.963 0.962–0.964 < 0.001
Sex
Male Reference
Female 1.92 1.89–1.96 < 0.001 2.13 2.08–2.17 < 0.001
Comorbidities
No comorbidity Reference
Immunosuppression 1.03 0.97–1.09 0.312 0.86 0.80–0.92 < 0.001
BMI > 35 1.18 1.13–1.23 < 0.001 0.96 0.92–1.01 0.096
Cancer 0.97 0.93–0.99 0.039 0.95 0.92–0.98 0.004
Diabetes 1.01 0.97–1.05 0.610 0.82 0.79–0.85 < 0.001
Pregnancy status 0.65 0.59–0.72 < 0.001 0.44 0.39–0.51 < 0.001

AOR: adjusted odds ratio; BMI: body mass index (kg/m2); CI: confidence interval; COVID-19: coronavirus disease.

a Age was a continuous variable, increase or decrease per year.

Multivariate logistic regression model. Comorbidities and pregnancy status were identified from Maccabi Healthcare Services registries.