Table 3 Univariable and multivariable analysis of the risk of neurological diseases after exposure to COVID-19 vaccines, COVID-19 symptoms or flu symptoms.

From: Multicentre case-control study on the association between COVID-19 vaccines and neurological disorders (COVIVAX)

Variable

Cases (n = 265)

Controls (n = 265)

OR

95% CI

p

Adj. OR*

95% CI

p

n

%

n

%

At least one dose of any COVID-19 vaccine

 No

74

27.9

54

20.4

1 (ref.)

 

0.0114

1 (ref.)

 

0.1343

 Yes

191

72.1

211

79.6

0.50

0.29–0.86

0.63

0.35–1.15

Number of COVID-19 vaccine doses (any vaccine)

 0

74

27.9

53

20.0

1 (ref.)

 

0.0030

1 (ref.)

 

0.0862

 1

48

18.1

39

14.7

0.68

0.35–1.30

0.77

0.37–1.58

 2

129

48.7

149

56.2

0.40

0.22–0.72

0.54

0.28–1.03

 3+

14

5.3

24

9.1

0.18

0.06–0.52

0.23

0.07–0.79

At least one dose of BNT162b2

 No

133

50.2

112

42.3

1 (ref.)

 

0.0456

1 (ref.)

 

0.4608

 Yes

132

49.8

153

57.7

0.68

0.46–0.99

0.85

0.55–1.30

At least one dose of mRNA-1273

 No

244

92.1

244

92.1

1 (ref.)

 

1.0000

1 (ref.)

 

0.6080

 Yes

21

7.9

21

7.9

1.00

0.55–1.83

0.82

0.39–1.72

At least one dose of ChAdOx1 nCoV-19

 No

226

85.3

225

84.9

1 (ref.)

 

0.8946

1 (ref.)

 

0.5204

 Yes

39

14.7

40

15.1

0.96

0.57–1.62

0.82

0.46–1.48

At least one dose of Ad.26.COV2.S

 No

258

97.4

257

97.0

1 (ref.)

 

0.7817

1 (ref.)

 

0.8695

 Yes

7

2.6

8

3.0

0.86

0.29–2.55

0.90

0.26–3.16

COVID-19 symptoms

 No

226

85.3

227

85.7

1 (ref.)

 

0.9013

1 (ref.)

 

0.9296

 Yes

39

14.7

38

14.3

1.03

0.63–1.68

0.97

0.55–1.74

Flu symptoms

 No

263

99.2

265

100.0

1 (ref.)

 

0.9868

1 (ref.)

 

0.9854

 Yes

2

0.8

0

0.0

ne

ne

ne

ne

  1. OR odds ratio, CI confidence intervals, Adj.OR adjusted odds ratio.
  2. *Models evaluating the exposure to COVID-19 vaccines were adjusted by comorbidity, years of education, exposure to COVID-19 symptoms and flu symptoms; models evaluating the exposure to COVID-19 symptoms were adjusted by comorbidity, years of education, exposure to flu symptoms, exposure to at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine; model evaluating the exposure to flu symptoms was adjusted by comorbidity, years of education, exposure to COVID-19 symptoms, exposure to at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine.