Table 2

- Vaccine side effects related to participants’ gender.

Vaccine side effectsMaleFemaleTotalP-value
Hospitalized due to severe symptoms7 (30)16 (70)230.506
Severe symptoms but not hospitalized100 (42)139 (58)2390.879
Long-lasting post-injection inflammation45 (35)84 (65)1290.359
Temporary post-injection inflammation194 (39)300 (61)4940.599
Fever182 (45)226 (55)4080.354
Musculoskeletal pain196 (41)287 (59)4830.885
Sore throat17 (29)41 (71)580.243
Congestion15 (38)25 (63)400.768
Diarrhea10 (38)16 (62)260.862
Conjunctivitis4 (29)10 (71)140.542
Headache109 (36)191 (64)3000.283
Anosmia7 (32)15 (68)220.571
Ageusia8 (38)13 (62)210.858
Difficulty in communicating0 (0)5 (100)50.231
Difficulty in movement37 (35)70 (65)1070.201
Allergy and rash7 (50)7 (50)140.664
Dyspnea6 (17)30 (83)360.056
Chest pain13 (30)30 (70)430.354
No symptoms147 (65)78 (35)2250.001
Total1104 (41)1583 (59)2687

Values are presented as number and percentages (%). P-value of 0.05 was considered significant.