Table 3 Association of symptom groups using PCA scores in the time window 4–12 weeks with early recovery from Long COVID.

From: Insights into early recovery from Long COVID—results from the German DigiHero Cohort

 

Recovery of Long COVID

aORa

95% Confidence Interval

Symptom group 1b

0.48

0.43; 0.55

Symptom group 2c

1.16

1.06; 1.28

Symptom group 3d

1.00

0.90; 1.10

Symptom group 4e

0.87

0.79; 0.96

  1. aAdjusted for sex, age, course of acute infection, variant + vaccination status and if a participant visited a doctor 4–12 weeks after infection.
  2. bSymptoms included: cognitive impairment, depression, fatigue, sleep disorder, anxiety, muscle and joint pain, night sweat, smell and taste disorder, vertigo, headache.
  3. cSymptoms included: congested nose, sore throat, cough, fever.
  4. dSymptoms included: abdominal pain, diarrhea, nausea.
  5. eSymptoms included: chest pain, shortness of breath, arrhythmia.
  6. aOR, adjusted Odds Ratio.
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