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Table 5 Correlation between age (years) and severity of adverse reaction

From: Impact of age, sex and medical history on adverse reactions to the first and second dose of BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine in Japan: a cross-sectional study

 

First vaccination

Second vaccination

Injection site reaction

− 0.238**

− 0.163**

Fatigue

− 0.076

− 0.108*

Chills

− 0.140**

− 0.091

Fever

− 0.105*

− 0.134**

Arthralgia

− 0.108*

− 0.129**

Myalgia

− 0.077

− 0.130**

Headache

− 0.132**

− 0.143**

Diarrhea

− 0.053

− 0.130**

Nausea

− 0.087

− 0.117*

Vomiting

− 0.060

− 0.034

  1. Correlation was measured by Spearman’s rank correlation. The values indicate the correlation coefficient. *p < 0.05, **< p < 0.01
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BMC Infectious Diseases

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