Table 3 Symptoms amongst fever clinic attendees
From: The burden of COVID-19 infection in a rural Tamil Nadu community
|  | Positive n = 182 | Negative n = 168 | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
Fever | 154 (84.6) | 138 (82.1) | 0.534 |
Chills | 49 (26.9) | 50 (29.8) | 0.556 |
Fatigue | 128 (70.3) | 93 (55.4) | 0.004 |
Cough | 108 (59.3) | 63 (37.5) | < 0.001 |
Runny Nose | 42 (23.1) | 29 (17.3) | 0.177 |
Loss of smell | 55 (30.2) | 17 (10.1) | < 0.001 |
Loss of taste | 61 (33.5) | 24 (14.3) | < 0.001 |
Shortness of breath | 50 (27.5) | 30 (17.9) | 0.032 |
Sore throat | 62 (34.1) | 52 (31) | 0.535 |
Diarrhoea | 26 (14.3) | 20 (11.9) | 0.510 |
Nausea/Vomiting | 33 (18.1) | 42 (25) | 0.118 |
Haemoptysis | 2 (1.1) | 1 (0.6) | 0.610 |
Body Ache | 107 (58.8) | 78 (46.4) | 0.021 |
Abdominal pain | 23 (12.6) | 21 (12.5) | 0.969 |
Chest pain | 11 (6) | 7 (4.2) | 0.427 |