Side effects | Males (n = 279) | Females (n = 967) | χ2 | p | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | |||
Systemic side effects | ||||||
Fever | 160 | 57.3 | 420 | 43.4 | 16.849 | < 0.001 |
Vomiting | 19 | 6.8 | 57 | 5.9 | 0.317 | 0.573 |
Diarrhea | 25 | 9.0 | 58 | 6.0 | 3.057 | 0.080 |
Headache | 132 | 47.3 | 490 | 50.7 | 0.978 | 0.323 |
Fatigue | 171 | 61.3 | 540 | 55.8 | 2.623 | 0.105 |
Chills | 107 | 38.4 | 215 | 22.2 | 29.351 | < 0.001 |
Muscle pains | 158 | 56.6 | 449 | 46.4 | 9.014 | 0.003 |
Joint pains | 92 | 33.0 | 298 | 30.8 | 0.469 | 0.493 |
Urticaria | 8 | 2.9 | 34 | 3.5 | 0.280 | 0.597 |
Shortness of breathing | 21 | 7.5 | 75 | 7.8 | 0.016 | 0.899 |
Chest pain | 20 | 7.2 | 77 | 8.0 | 0.190 | 0.663 |
Edema of arms or legs | 6 | 2.2 | 30 | 3.1 | 0.699 | 0.403 |
Loss of appetite | 55 | 19.7 | 119 | 12.3 | 9.888 | 0.002 |
Dysphagia | 31 | 11.1 | 50 | 5.2 | 12.571 | < 0.001 |
Constipation | 12 | 4.3 | 36 | 3.7 | 0.195 | 0.658 |
Bleeding under the skin | 3 | 1.1 | 15 | 1.6 | FET | 0.591 |
Bleeding from the nose | 12 | 4.3 | 11 | 1.1 | 11.960 | 0.001 |
Injection site | ||||||
Pain | 175 | 62.7 | 632 | 65.4 | 0.658 | 0.417 |
Redness | 64 | 22.9 | 229 | 23.7 | 0.066 | 0.797 |
Swelling | 71 | 25.4 | 263 | 27.2 | 0.338 | 0.561 |