Vaccine side effects
| Side effect* | Autoimmune disease group | Healthy controls | Total | |
| Withhold therapy | Continue therapy | |||
| Fever (p=0.4253) | 6/83 (7.23) | 3/92 (3.26) | 2/55 (3.64) | 11/230 (4.78) |
| Fatigue (p=0.1186) | 19/83 (22.89) | 12/92 (13.04) | 14/55 (25.45) | 45/230 (19.57) |
| Headache (p=0.0786) | 5/83 (6.02 | 15/92 (16.3) | 9/55 (16.36) | 29/230 (12.61) |
| Chills (p=0.2200) | 10/83 (12.05) | 5/92 (5.43) | 7/55 (12.73) | 22/230 (9.57) |
| Nausea/Vomiting (p=0.9624) | 3/83 (3.61) | 4/92 (4.35) | 2/55 (3.64) | 9/230 (3.91) |
| Diarrhoea (p=0.5099) | 0/83 (0) | 1/92 (1.09) | 1/55 (1.82) | 2/230 (0.87) |
| Muscle pain (p=0.1842) | 24/83 (28.92) | 26/92 (28.26) | 23/55 (41.82) | 73/230 (31.74) |
| Joint pain (p=0.8629) | 6/83 (7.23) | 5/92 (5.43) | 3/55 (5.45) | 14/230 (6.09) |
| Antipyretic use (p=0.4629) | 1/83 (1.20) | 4/92 (4.35) | 2/55 (3.64) | 7/230 (3.04) |
| Disease flare (p=0.294) | 10/83 (12.05) | 6/92 (6.52) | n/a | 16/175 (9.14) |
| Rash (p=0.0478*) | 0/83 (0.00) | 4/92 (4.35) | 0/55 (0.00) | 4/230 (1.74) |
| Other (p=0.2217) | 0/83 (0.00) | 2/92 (2.17) | 0/55 (0.00) | 2/230 (0.87) |
| Nil (p=0.7581) | 29/83 (34.94) | 34/92 (36.96) | 17/55 (30.91) | 90/230 (34.78) |
Data are presented as proportions (%).
*Using Fisher’s exact test with significance cut-off 5%.
n/a, not available.