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Table 1 Characteristics of investigated cohort of SARS-CoV-2 positive hospital employees

From: Long-term symptoms after SARS-CoV-2 infection in a cohort of hospital employees: duration and predictive factors

 

Frequency

Symptom Duration, days

N

%

Median

(IQR)

Mean

Min-

Max

Total number

221

100.0

112

(210.0)

139.9

0-

491

Demographics

     

Female

158

71.5

129

(209.8)

146.5

0-

491

Male

63

28.5

71

(189.0)

123.2

0-

452

Age

     

16–30

70

31.7

70

(221.3)

116.6

0-

474

31–40

44

19.9

83.5

(184.5)

144.3

0-

482

41–50

55

24.9

145

(202.0)

137.0

0-

491

51–65

52

23.5

168

(175.5)

170.4

0-

482

Professional group

     

Nursing staff

117

52.9

147

(214.0)

149.7

0-

491

Medical staff

24

10.9

50

(197.5)

128.5

0-

462

Others (e.g., administration, cleaning staff)

80

36.2

87.5

(194.3)

128.9

0-

474

Working on a COVID ward

59

27.0

182

(200.5)

162.5

0-

471

Transmission type

     

Community acquired

114

51.6

57.5

(198.5)

117.5

0-

491

Definitely nosocomial

62

28.0

177

(168.5)

165.8

0-

482

Possibly nosocomial

45

20.4

183

(180.0)

160.8

0-

471

  1. SD, standard deviation. Study population: hospital employees of three medical centres in Cologne, Germany, with SARS-CoV-2 positivity between March 2020 and May 2021