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Table 1 Demographic and clinical features of COVID-19 positive cases from HRSM and HB Brazilian hospitals (n = 236)

From: Persistent, new-onset symptoms and mental health complaints in Long COVID in a Brazilian cohort of non-hospitalized patients

 

Values

Woman, n (%)

144 (61.0%)

Age, mean (SD), range, y

41.2 (12.8)

19.0–81.0

Age distribution, n (%)

 

 18–29 y

46 (19.5%)

 30–49 y

129 (54.7%)

 50–64 y

48 (20.3%)

 > 64 y

13 (5.5%)

Body mass index (BMI), mean (SD), range, kg/m2

27.8 (5.7)

17.1–51.3

WHO BMI classification, n (%)*

 

 Underweight

4 (1.8%)

 Normal

63 (28.8%)

 Overweight

86 (39.3%)

 Obese

61 (27.9%)

Number of reported symptoms during acute infection phase, mean (SD), range

4.1 (3.0)

0–12

Number of reported symptoms during LC (5–8 months), mean (SD), range

1.3 (1.8)

0–10

Distribution of symptoms count during acute phase, n (%)

 

 None

30 (12.7%)

 1–2

43 (18.2%)

 3–5

93 (39.4%)

 6–8

43 (18.2%)

 9–12

27 (11.4%)

Distribution of symptoms count during LC (5–8 months), n (%)

 

 None

102 (43.2%)

 1–2

106 (44.9%)

 3–5

19 (8.1%)

 6–8

5 (2.1%)

 9–10

4 (1.7)

Persistent symptoms

 

General distribution, n (%)

 

 None

138 (58.5%)

 1 or more persistent symptom

98 (41.5%)

Range, n (%)

 

 1–2

86 (36.4%)

3

12 (5.1%)

New-onset symptoms, n (%)

 

General distribution, n (%)

 

 None

167 (70.8%)

 1 or more new-onset symptom

69 (29.2%)

Range of new-onset symptoms, n (%)

 

 1–2

55 (23.3%)

3

14 (5.9%)

Comorbidities, n (%)

 

 Essential hypertension

44 (18.6%)

 Diabetes

21 (8.9%)

 Chronic lung disorder (asthma, COPD)

17 (7.2%)

 Chronic kidney disease

8 (3.4%)

 Immunosuppression

7 (3%)

 Heart disorder (coronary artery disease or valve disorder or heart failure)

6 (2.5%)

 Neoplasia

3 (1.3%)

 Solid-organ or bone marrow transplant

2 (0.8%)

 No known diagnosis of chronic disorder

117 (49.6%)

COVID-19 treatment scenario (n, %)

 

 Non-hospitalized patients

201 (86.3%)

 Hospitalized patients (COVID-19 hospital ward)

32 (13.7%)

 Critical care–intensive care unit (ICU)

8 (3.4%)

Need for support therapy (n, %)

 

 Oxygen supplementation

24 (10.4%)

 Mechanical ventilation

3 (1.3%)

 Smoker, n (%)

8 (3.4%)

  1. WHO World Health Organization, LC long COVID, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  2. *Missing data not computed