Table 1 Symptoms of individuals with and without PCS during COVID-19 disease course. Data are presented as number of individuals reporting a specific symptom and as percentages of the particular group. Other symptoms include fatigue, nasal congestion, chills, weight reduction and pain of chest, bones and back
Group 2: Symptomatic infection, no PCS | Group 3: Symptomatic infection, PCS 3 M after initial BD | Group 4: Symptomatic infection, PCS 9 M after initial BD | Group 5: Symptomatic infection, no PCS after 3 M, but PCS 9 M after initial BD | Combination of PCS groups 3, 4 & 5 | ||||||
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Number of individuals | in % | Number of individuals | in % | Number of individuals | in % | Number of individuals | in % | Number of individuals | in % | |
Cough | 43 | 41 | 8 | 53 | 5 | 50 | 1 | 25 | 14 | 48 |
Shortness of breath | 15 | 14 | 6 | 40 | 4 | 40 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 38 |
Sore throat | 24 | 22 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 17 |
Headache | 48 | 44 | 10 | 67 | 7 | 70 | 3 | 75 | 20 | 69 |
Body ache | 49 | 45 | 12 | 80 | 5 | 50 | 2 | 50 | 19 | 66 |
Hyposmia | 36 | 33 | 8 | 53 | 5 | 50 | 3 | 75 | 16 | 55 |
Dysgeusia | 36 | 33 | 8 | 53 | 6 | 60 | 3 | 75 | 17 | 59 |
GI-tract issues | 6 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 14 |
Fever | 42 | 39 | 6 | 40 | 3 | 30 | 3 | 75 | 12 | 41 |
Other symptoms | 25 | 23 | 8 | 53 | 4 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 41 |