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

Table 4.

Factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine side effects.

Factors
Bivariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

UOR (95% CI) p-value AOR (95% CI) p-value
Gender
Male Ref <0.0001 Ref <0.0001
Female 0.27 (0.21–0.35) 0.18 (0.11–0.32)
Age
12 to 29 years Ref Ref
30 to 39 years 0.8 (0.41–1.54) 0.50 0.69 (0.27–1.74) 0.43
40 to 49 years 1.27 (0.71–2.28) 0.82 1.84 (0.76–4.45) 0.18
50 to 59 years 1.93 (1.12–3.32) 0.02 2.55 (1.04–6.24) 0.04
60 or over 3.82 (2.28–6.44) 1.01 5.47 (2.14–13.97) <0.001
Marital status
Single Ref Ref
Married 0.39 (0.3–0.5) <0.001 1.17 (0.67–2.08) 0.58
Other(specify) 0.25 (0.13–0.48) <0.001 3.70 (1.30–10.51) 0.014
Education
No formal education (Illiterate) Ref Ref
Primary completed (grade 5) 1.55 (0.83–2.91) 0.17 0.66 (0.28–1.6) 0.36
Higher secondary (grade 6–10) 1.51 (0.84–2.70) 1.39 0.54 (0.24–1.23) 0.14
SSC or equivalent completed (10th grade) 2.19 (1.28–3.75) 0.004 0.67 (0.30–1.46) 0.31
HSC or equivalent passed (12th grade) 2.97 (1.78–4.95) <0.001 0.29 (0.12–0.68) 0.01
Undergraduate (Hon's/MBBS/Degree/Techn 6.30 (4.02–9.87) <0.001 0.34 (0.14–0.81) 0.01
Graduate (Masters/PhD/MPhil) 7.29 (4.5–11.85) <0.001 0.32 (0.13–0.8) 0.01
Income
10,000–19,999 Ref Ref
20,000–29,999 1.54 (1.08–2.19) 0.02 0.72 (0.42–1.22) 0.22
30,000–39,999 3.75 (2.39–5.9) <0.001 1.31 (0.7–2.46) 0.4
40,000–49,999 1.50 (0.91–2.48) 0.11 0.31 (0.14–0.67) 0.003
50,000–74,999 2.28 (1.28–4.09) 0.01 1.01 (0.45–2.3) 0.96
75,000 or over 6.41 (3.28–12.52) <0.001 2.11 (0.82–5.43) 0.12
Don't know 0.5 (0.35–0.71) <0.001 1.20 (0.69–2.09) 0.51
Occupation
Small business (<5 employees) Ref Ref
Large business (5 or more employees) 0.82 (0.34–1.99) 0.67 0.89 (0.21–3.72) 0.87
Day laborer/Rickshaw/Van/Auto driver 0.17 (0.1–0.31) <0.001 0.42 (0.19–0.95) 0.04
Motor vehicle driver 0.30 (0.08–1.13) 0.08 0.25 (0.04–1.37) 0.11
Student 1.11 (0.81–1.52) 0.53 0.99 (0.52–1.87) 0.97
Housewife 0.17 (0.12–0.25) <0.001 1.01 (0.51–1.97) 0.99
Unemployed 0.57 (0.34–0.96) 0.04 0.67 (0.31–1.46) 0.32
Retired/Disabled/Sick 0.65 (0.37–1.12) 0.07 1.41 (0.52–3.82) 0.5
Other 0.42 (0.17–1.06) 0.07 1.08 (0.32–3.63) 0.9
Religion
Islam Ref Ref
Hinduism 1.37 (0.86–2.20) 0.19 1.30 (0.62–2.75) 0.69
Christianity 6.86 (2.29–20.54) 0.001 6.31 (0.996–40.01) 0.05
Region
Urban Ref Ref
Rural 0.09 (0.07–0.12) 0.01 0.12 (0.08–0.19) <0.001
Name of the vaccine
Sinopharm Ref Ref
OxfordAstraZeneca 5.33 (3.56–7.98) <0.001 4.51 (2.53–8.04) <0.001
Pfizer-BioNTech 10.47 (6.03–18.19) <0.001 5.37 (2.57–11.22) <0.001
Moderna 7.1 (4.34–11.60) <0.001 4.28 (2.28–8.05) <0.001
Sinovac 0.68 (0.22–2.07) 0.5 0.61 (0.15–2.50) 0.5
Don't know the name 0.88 (0.51–1.51) 0.64 1.62 (0.83–3.2) 0.16
Smoking status
No Ref Ref
Yes 9.96 (7.47–13.26) <0.001 3.6 (2.30–5.62) <0.001
Illicit substances
No Ref Ref
Yes 5.13 (2.88–9.13) <0.001 1.46 (0.61–3.48) 0.4
Diabetes
No Ref Ref
Yes 2.12 (1.41–3.20) <0.001 2.16 (1.15–4.06) 0.02
Hypertension/High blood pressure
No Ref Ref
Yes 0.6 (0.65–1.01) 0.06 0.32 (0.13–0.78) 0.01
Low blood pressure
No Ref Ref
Yes 2.69 (1.63–4.44) <0.001 3.33 (1.53–7.26) 0.002
Obesity
No Ref Ref
Yes 2.9 (1.42–5.92) 0.003 1.31 (0.44–3.91) 0.63
Severe allergic problems
No Ref Ref
Yes 5.23 (2.89–9.46) <0.001 4.17 (1.66–10.49) 0.002
Chronic respiratory diseases (Pneumonia, Asthma, breathing issues)
No Ref Ref
Yes 2.91 (1.66–5.09) <0.001 3.10 (1.32–7.30) 0.01
Anemia
No Ref Ref
Yes 7.54 (2.55–22.32) <0.001 4.61 (1.11–19.16) 0.04

UOR: Unadjusted Odds Ratio; AOR: Adjusted Odds Ratio; Ref: Reference group; CI: Confidence Interval.