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. 2022 Aug 22;12:100207. doi: 10.1016/j.jvacx.2022.100207

Table 3.

Association between potential factors and COVID-19 vaccine side effects.

Side effect of COVID-19 vaccine
χ2 p-value
Yes No
Gender Male 50.20 (3 8 1) 49.80 (3 7 8) 93.76 <0.001
Female 78.79 (3 3 8) 21.21 (91)
Age 12 to 29 years 23.33 (21) 76.67 (69) 84.29 <0.001
30 to 39 years 19.53 (25) 80.47 (1 0 3)
40 to 49 years 27.98 (54) 72.02 (1 3 9)
50 to 59 years 36.99 (1 0 8) 63.01 (1 8 4)
60 or over 53.81 (2 6 1) 46.19 (2 2 4)
Marital status Single 56.02 (2 0 0) 43.98 (1 5 7) 60.13 <0.001
Married 32.95 (2 5 6) 67.05 (5 2 1)
Other(specify) 24.07 (13) 75.93 (41)
Education No formal education (Illiterate) 16.57 (30) 83.43 (1 5 1) 134.16 <0.001
Primary completed (grade 5) 23.60 (21) 76.40 (68)
Higher secondary (grade 6–10) 23.08 (27) 76.92 (90)
SSC or equivalent completed (10th grade) 30.30 (40) 69.70 (92)
HSC or equivalent passed (12th grade) 37.09 (56) 62.91 (95)
Undergraduate (Hon's/MBBS/Degree/Technical) 55.59 (1 7 9) 44.41 (1 4 3)
Graduate (Masters/PhD/MPhil) 59.18 (1 1 6) 40.82 (80)
Income 10,000–19,999 34.77 (1 6 9) 65.23 (3 1 7) 112.09 <0.001
20,000–29,999 45.14 (79) 54.86 (96)
30,000–39,999 66.67 (68) 33.33 (34)
40,000–49,999 44.44 (32) 55.56 (40)
50,000–74,999 54.90 (28) 45.10 (23)
75,000 or over 77.36 (41) 22.64 (12)
Don't know 20.88 (52) 79.12 (1 9 7)
Occupation Small business (<5 employees) 52.43 (1 9 4) 47.57 (1 7 6) 140.9 <0.001
Large business (5 or more employees) 47.62 (10) 52.38 (11)
Day laborer/Rickshaw/Van/Auto driver 16.16 (16) 83.84 (83)
Motor vehicle driver 25.00 (3) 75.00 (9)
Student 54.96 (1 4 4) 45.04 (1 1 8)
Housewife 15.81 (43) 84.19 (2 2 9)
Unemployed 38.57 (27) 61.43 (43)
Retired/Disabled/Sick 41.67 (25) 58.33 (35)
Other 31.82 (7) 68.18 (15)
Religion Islam 38.24 (4 1 8) 61.76 (6 7 5) 17.11 <0.001
Hinduism 45.95 (34) 54.05 (40)
Christianity 80.95 (17) 19.05 (4)
Region Urban 66.61 (3 7 3) 33.39 (1 8 7) 326.32 <0.001
Rural 15.29 (96) 84.71 (5 3 2)
Name of the vaccine OxfordAstraZeneca 67.72 (86) 32.28 (41) 198.4 <0.001
Pfizer-BioNTech 80.46 (70) 19.54 (17)
Moderna 73.63 (67) 26.37 (24)
Sinopharm 28.23 (2 2 3) 71.77 (5 6 7)
Sinovac 21.05 (4) 78.95 (15)
Don't know the name 25.68 (19) 74.32 (55)
Smoking status No 23.41 (1 9 2) 76.59 (6 2 8) 285.89 <0.001
Yes 75.27 (2 7 7) 24.73 (91)
Drink (Alcohol)/take illicit substances (Gaja/Yaba, etc.) No 37.40 (4 2 0) 62.60 (7 0 3) 37.1 <0.001
Yes 75.38 (49) 24.62 (16)
Diabetes No 37.90 (4 1 2) 62.10 (6 7 5) 13.29 <0.001
Yes 56.44 (57) 43.56 (44)
Heart disease/Heart attack No 39.19 (4 5 3) 60.81 (7 0 3) 1.52 0.22
Yes 50.00 (16) 50.00 (16)
Hypertension/High blood pressure No 40.16 (4 4 9) 59.84 (6 6 9) 3.7 0.05
Yes 28.57 (20) 71.43 (50)
Low blood pressure No 38.07 (4 2 6) 61.93 (6 9 3) 16 <0.001
Yes 62.32 (43) 37.68 (26)
Cancer No 39.48 (4 6 9) 60.52 (7 1 9)
Yes 0 (0) 0 (0)
Obesity No 38.73 (4 4 7) 61.27 (7 0 7) 9.32 0.002
Yes 64.71 (22) 35.29 (12)
Severe allergic problem No 37.48 (4 2 2) 62.52 (7 0 4) 36.13 <0.001
Yes 75.81 (47) 24.19 (15)
Chronic respiratory diseases (Pneumonia, Asthma, breathing issues) No 38.25 (4 3 3) 61.75 (6 9 9) 15.14 <0.001
Yes 64.29 (36) 35.71 (20)
Liver/Kidney disease No 39.35 (4 6 2) 60.65 (7 1 2) 0.66 0.42
Yes 50.00 (7) 50.00 (7)
Anemia No 38.63 (4 5 0) 61.37 (7 1 5) 18.26 <0.001
Yes 82.61 (19) 17.39 (4)