Table 2 Prevalence of acute and chronic symptoms among COVID-19 patients with and without long-COVID.

From: A multinational cross-sectional study on the prevalence and predictors of long COVID across 33 countries

Label

Variable

Long-COVID

Total (N: 11,801)

Difference (P value)

No (N: 9466)

Yes (N: 2335)

Respiratory parameters

 Anosmia

No

7290 (79.9%)

1832 (20.0%)

9122 (77.3%)

0.135

Yes

2176 (81.2%)

503 (18.7%)

2679 (22.7%)

Total

9466 (80.2%)

2335 (19.7%)

11,801 (100.0%)

 Asthma

No

8732 (80.3%)

2137 (19.6%)

10,869 (92.1%)

0.244

Yes

734 (78.7%)

198 (21.2%)

932 (7.9%)

Total

9466 (80.2%)

2335 (19.7%)

11,801 (100.0%)

 Chest pain

No

8047 (82.3%)

1725 (17.6%)

9772 (82.8%)

≤ 0.001

Yes

1419 (69.9%)

610 (30.0%)

2029 (17.1%)

Total

9466 (80.2%)

2335 (19.7%)

11,801 (100.0%)

 Cough

No

4062 (79.8%)

1023 (20.1%)

5085 (43.0%)

0.431

Yes

5404 (80.4%)

1312 (19.5%)

6716 (56.9%)

Total

9466 (80.2%)

2335 (19.7%)

11,801 (100.0%)

 Runny nose

No

6286 (79.8%)

1587 (20.1%)

7873 (66.7%)

0.152

Yes

3180 (80.9%)

748 (19.0%)

3928 (33.2%)

Total

9466 (80.2%)

2335 (19.7%)

11,801 (100.0%)

 SOB

No

7053 (83.0%)

1437 (16.9%)

8490 (71.9%)

≤ 0.001

Yes

2413 (72.8%)

898 (27.1%)

3311 (28.0%)

Total

9466 (80.2%)

2335 (19.7%)

11,801 (100.0%)

 Sore throat

No

5750 (81.0%)

1349 (19.0%)

7099 (60.1%)

0.009

Yes

3716 (79.0%)

986 (20.9%)

4702 (39.8%)

Total

9466 (80.2%)

2335 (19.7%)

11,801 (100.0%)

Constitutional and neurologic

 Confusion

No

8659 (80.3%)

2112 (19.6%)

10,771 (91.2%)

0.116

Yes

807 (78.3%)

223 (21.6%)

1030 (8.7%)

Total

9466 (80.2%)

2335 (19.7%)

11,801 (100.0%)

 Conjunctivitis

No

9003 (80.0%)

2238 (19.9%)

11,241 (95.2%)

0.134

Yes

463 (82.6%)

97 (17.3%)

560 (4.7%)

Total

9466 (80.2%)

2335 (19.7%)

11,801 (100.0%)

 Dysgeusia

No

6987 (82.4%)

1486 (17.5%)

8473 (71.8%)

≤ 0.001

Yes

2479 (74.4%)

849 (25.5%)

3328 (28.2%)

Total

9466 (80.2%)

2335 (19.7%)

11,801 (100.0%)

 Fatigue

No

4404 (86.0%)

713 (13.9%)

5117 (43.3%)

≤ 0.001

Yes

5062 (75.7%)

1622 (24.2%)

6684 (56.6%)

Total

9466 (80.2%)

2335 (19.7%)

11,801 (100.0%)

 Fever

No

4138 (80.9%)

977 (19.1%)

5115 (43.3%)

0.102

Yes

5328 (79.6%)

1358 (20.3%)

6686 (56.6%)

Total

9466 (80.2%)

2335 (19.7%)

11,801 (100.0%)

 History of stroke

No

9370 (80.2%)

2312 (19.7%)

11,682 (98.9%)

0.900

Yes

96 (80.6%)

23 (19.3%)

119 (1.0%)

Total

9466 (80.2%)

2335 (19.7%)

11,801 (100.0%)

 Migraine

No

8481 (81.2%)

1954 (18.7%)

10,435 (88.4%)

≤ 0.001

Yes

985 (72.1%)

381 (27.8%)

1366 (11.5%)

Total

9466 (80.2%)

2335 (19.7%)

11,801 (100.0%)

 Muscle joint symptoms

No

4499 (86.0%)

732 (13.9%)

5231 (44.3%)

≤ 0.001

Yes

4967 (75.6%)

1603 (24.4%)

6570 (55.6%)

Total

9466 (80.2%)

2335 (19.7%)

11,801 (100.0%)

 Rash

No

8956 (80.1%)

2224 (19.8%)

11,180 (94.7%)

0.219

Yes

510 (82.1%)

111 (17.8%)

621 (5.2%)

Total

9466 (80.2%)

2335 (19.7%)

11,801 (100.0%)

 GI symptoms

No

5758 (82.6%)

1206 (17.3%)

6964 (59.0%)

≤ 0.001

Yes

3708 (76.6%)

1129 (23.3%)

4837 (40.9%)

Total

9466 (80.2%)

2335 (19.7%)

11,801 (100.0%)

 Insomnia

No

8772 (80.8%)

2081 (19.1%)

10,853 (91.9%)

≤ 0.001

Yes

694 (73.2%)

254 (26.7%)

948 (8.0%)

Total

9466 (80.2%)

2335 (19.7%)

11,801 (100.0%)

Comorbidities

 Anemia

No

8751 (80.8%)

2072 (19.1%)

10,823 (91.7%)

≤ 0.001

Yes

715 (73.1%)

263 (26.8%)

978 (8.2%)

Total

9466 (80.2%)

2335 (19.7%)

11,801 (100.0%)

 Autoimmune disease

No

9079 (80.4%)

2202 (19.5%)

11,281 (95.5%)

0.001

Yes

387 (74.4%)

133 (25.5%)

520 (4.4%)

Total

9466 (80.2%)

2335 (19.7%)

11,801 (100.0%)

 Cancer

No

9402 (80.2%)

2314 (19.7%)

11,716 (99.2%)

0.253

Yes

64 (75.2%)

21 (24.7%)

85 (0.7%)

Total

9466 (80.2%)

2335 (19.7%)

11,801 (100.0%)

 COPD

No

9364 (80.2%)

2303 (19.7%)

11,667 (98.8%)

0.232

Yes

102 (76.1%)

32 (23.8%)

134 (1.1%)

Total

9466 (80.2%)

2335 (19.7%)

11,801 (100.0%)

 Diabetes type 1

No

9293 (80.1%)

2304 (19.8%)

11,597 (98.2%)

0.097

Yes

173 (84.8%)

31 (15.2%)

204 (1.7%)

Total

9466 (80.2%)

2335 (19.7%)

11,801 (100.0%)

 Diabetes type 2

No

9106 (80.2%)

2243 (19.7%)

11,349 (96.1%)

0.757

Yes

360 (79.6%)

92 (20.3%)

452 (3.8%)

Total

9466 (80.2%)

2335 (19.7%)

11,801 (100.0%)

 Immunosuppression

No

9239 (80.3%)

2263 (19.6%)

11,502 (97.4%)

0.059

Yes

227 (75.9%)

72 (24.0%)

299 (2.5%)

Total

9466 (80.2%)

2335 (19.7%)

11,801 (100.0%)

 GI disease

No

9051 (80.8%)

2146 (19.1%)

11,197 (94.8%)

≤ 0.001

Yes

415 (68.7%)

189 (31.2%)

604 (5.1%)

Total

9466 (80.2%)

2335 (19.7%)

11,801 (100.0%)

 Heart disease

No

9173 (80.1%)

2266 (19.8%)

11,439 (96.9%)

0.725

Yes

293 (80.9%)

69 (19.0%)

362 (3.0%)

Total

9466 (80.2%)

2335 (19.7%)

11,801 (100.0%)

 Hypertension

No

8652 (80.3%)

2121 (19.6%)

10,773 (91.2%)

0.385

Yes

814 (79.1%)

214 (20.8%)

1028 (8.7%)

Total

9466 (80.2%)

2335 (19.7%)

11,801 (100.0%)

 Renal disease

No

9362 (80.2%)

2304 (19.7%)

11,666 (98.8%)

0.352

Yes

104 (77.0%)

31 (22.9%)

135 (1.1%)

Total

9466 (80.2%)

2335 (19.7%)

11,801 (100.0%)

 Seizure

No

9357 (80.2%)

2310 (19.8%)

11,667 (98.8%)

0.741

Yes

109 (81.3%)

25 (18.6%)

134 (1.1%)

Total

9466 (80.2%)

2335 (19.7%)

11,801 (100.0%)

  1. Min, Minimum; Max, Maximum; Med, Median; IQR, Interquartile Range; std, Standard Deviation; N, Number; SOB, Shortness of Breath; GI, Gastrointestinal; COPD, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.