Table 1 Individual characteristics of participants.

From: Severity and geographical disparities of post-COVID-19 symptoms among the Vietnamese general population: a national evaluation

Characteristics

n

%

Gender

 Male

8035

65.1

 Female

4305

34.9

Provinces

 Southeast region

549

4.8

 Northern midlands and mountains

3985

34.7

 Red river delta

1131

9.9

 North central region

493

4.3

 South central coast

1839

16.0

 Central highlands

935

8.2

 Mekong delta regions

2540

22.1

 Smoking

594

4.9

 Alcohol use

2415

19.7

 Exercising after recovering from COVID-19

8693

70.8

BMI index

 Underweight

3382

28.2

 Normal

7578

63.1

 Overweight/Obese

1047

8.7

 Comorbidities

378

3.1

 Diabetes

28

0.2

 Cardiovascular disease

208

1.6

 Chronic lung disease

88

0.6

 Neurological disease

59

0.4

 Cancer

39

0.3

 

Median

IQR

Age (range 16–35)

18

17–27