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Table 2 Multivariable analyses of risk factors for an impairment caused by reactogenicity or incapacity to work (single vaccinations)

From: Effect of gender, age and vaccine on reactogenicity and incapacity to work after COVID-19 vaccination: a survey among health care workers

Variable

OR (95% confidence interval)

P -value

Assumed grade of impairment caused by reactogenicity

OR represents the odds ratio for a higher grade of impairment (i.e., significant vs. mild/none, significant/mild vs. none). Based on 12,387 vaccinations with complete information

 Age (31–40 vs. 18–30)

0.80 (0.71–0.90)

 < .001

 Age (41–50 vs. 18–30)

0.64 (0.57–0.71)

 < .001

 Age (51–60 vs. 18–30)

0.46 (0.41–0.52)

 < .001

 Age (> 61 vs. 18–30)

0.35 (0.30–0.41)

 < .001

 Time of vaccination (afternoon vs. morning)

1.04 (0.96–1.12)

ns

 Male gender

0.66 (0.58–0.76)

 < .001

 Vaccination (second vs. first)

2.00 (1.75–2.29)

 < .001

 Vaccine (ChAdOx vs. BNT162b2)

2.43 (2.16–2.74)

 < .001

 Vaccine (mRNA-1273 vs. BNT162b2)

2.08 (1.72–2.51)

 < .001

 Male gender × Vaccination (second vs. first)

1.06 (0.89–1.25)

ns

 Male gender × Vaccine (ChAdOx vs. BNT162b2)

1.03 (0.84–1.26)

ns

 Male gender × Vaccine (mRNA-1273 vs. BNT162b2)

0.73 (0.50–1.06)

ns

 Vaccination (second vs. first) × Vaccine (ChAdOx vs. BNT162b2)

0.05 (0.04–0.06)

 < .001

 Vaccination (second vs. first) × Vaccine (mRNA-1273 vs. BNT162b2)

1.50 (1.08–2.08)

.017

Duration of an incapacity to work

OR represents the odds ratio for a longer incapacity to work (i.e., ≥ 3 days vs. 0–2 days, ≥ 1 days vs. none)

Based on 11,105 vaccinations with complete information

 Age (31–40 vs. 18–30)

0.68 (0.58–0.78)

 < .001

 Age (41–50 vs. 18–30)

0.59 (0.51–0.67)

 < .001

 Age (51–60 vs. 18–30)

0.47 (0.41–0.54)

 < .001

 Age (> 61 vs. 18–30)

0.50 (0.40–0.62)

 < .001

 Time of vaccination (afternoon vs. morning)

1.08 (0.97–1.19)

ns

 Male gender

0.72 (0.61–0.85)

 < .001

 Vaccination (second vs. first)

1.59 (1.30–1.96)

 < .001

 Vaccine (ChAdOx vs. BNT162b2)

2.12 (1.76–2.54)

 < .001

 Vaccine (mRNA-1273 vs. BNT162b2)

1.87 (1.42–2.46)

 < .001

 Male gender × vaccination (second vs. first)

0.88 (0.65–1.19)

ns

 Male gender × vaccine (ChAdOx vs. BNT162b2)

1.33 (0.90–1.97)

ns

 Male gender × vaccine (mRNA-1273 vs. BNT162b2)

1.17 (0.73–1.987)

ns

 Vaccination (second vs. first) × vaccine (ChAdOx vs. BNT162b2)

0.05 (0.03–0.06)

 < .001

 Vaccination (second vs. first) × vaccine (mRNA-1273 vs. BNT162b2)

1.09 (0.68–1.75)

ns