Table 5 Ongoing symptoms after SARS-CoV-2-infection.

From: Lower SARS-CoV-2 household transmission in children and adolescents compared to adults

Time after SARS-CoV-2

Ongoing symptoms

Male

Female

 < 18 years

 ≥ 18 years

 < 12 years

12–17 years

18–40 years

 > 40 years

 < 12 weeks

Yes

19.7

30.1

8.2

32.6

6.3

10.8

21.3

40.6

No

80.3

69.9

91.8

67.4

93.8

89.2

78.7

59.4

  

n = 132

n = 136

n = 85

n = 181

n = 48

n = 37

n = 75

n = 106

  

p < 0.05

p < 0.0001

ns

p < 0.01

 ≥ 12 weeks

Yes

17.5

40.4

3.8

41.9

0

7.3

37.8

45.5

No

82.5

59.6

96.2

58.1

100

92.7

62.2

54.5

  

n = 160

n = 183

n = 105

n = 234

n = 50

n = 55

n = 111

n = 123

  

p < 0.0001

p < 0.0001

p < 0.01

p = 0.053

Time after SARS-CoV-2

Ongoing symptoms

Seropositive

Seronegative

Symptomatic COVID-19

Asymptomatic COVID-19

Comorbidities

No comorbidities

BMI < 25

BMI > 25*

 < 12 weeks

Yes

31.5

14.5

33.3

5

42.5

17.8

8.2

0

No

68.5

85.5

66.7

95

57.5

82.2

91.8

100

 

n = 168

n = 83

n = 189

n = 80

n = 80

n = 185

n = 73

n = 5

  

p < 0.001

p < 0.0001

p < 0.0001

ns

 ≥ 12 weeks

Yes

34.8

20.8

39.8

3.1

41

24.5

2.2

22.2

No

65.2

79.2

60.2

96.9

59

75.5

97.8

77.8

 

n = 233

n = 101

n = 244

n = 98

n = 100

n = 241

n = 91

n = 9

  

p < 0.001

p < 0.0001

p < 0.01

p < 0.05

  1. Note: table shows fraction of participants with and without ongoing symptoms [%] with the total number of participants per column, p-values refer to Fisher’s exact test results.
  2. *BMI analysis for participants < 18 years old only.