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Table 1 Clinical characteristic of cases

From: ‘Long COVID’: persistent COVID-19 symptoms in survivors managed in Lagos State, Nigeria

Patient Characteristics

N = 274 (%)

Age [in years]

  ≤ 35

92 (33.6)

  > 35–49

105 (38.3)

 50 and above

77 (28.1)

Sex

 Male

181 (66.1)

 Female

93 (33.9)

Comorbidity

 Present

59 (21.5)

 Absent

215 (78.5)

aComorbidity

n = 59

 Diabetes (DM)

9 (15.3)

 Hypertension (HTN)

43 (72.9)

 Asthma

2 (3.4)

 Peptic Ulcer Disease

4 (6.8)

 Rheumatoid Arthritis

3 (5.1)

bOther

5 (8.5)

Initial COVID-19 severity

 Asymptomatic

21 (7.7)

 Mild

139 (50.7)

 Moderate

107 (39.0)

 Severe

7 (2.6)

Number of comorbid conditions

 No comorbid condition

215 (78.5)

 1 comorbid condition

52 (19.0)

 2 or more comorbid conditions

7 (2.5)

Persistent symptoms

 Present

112 (40.9)

 Absent

162 (59.1)

Number of Persistent symptoms

 Absent

162 (59.1)

 1 persistent symptom

31 (11.3)

 2 persistent symptoms

27 (9.9)

 3 or more persistent symptoms

54 (19.7)

 Days after discharge, median [mean; SD]

15 days [mean: 15.6; SD ± 6.6]

  1. a Three participants had both DM and HTN. b Other: One patient each had sickle cell disease, Human Immunodeficiency Virus, chronic heart disease, glaucoma, and a psychiatric condition