Table 2.
Clinical and sociodemographic characteristics for COVID cases with or without long COVID
| Characteristics | No long COVID (n = 290), n (%) | Long COVID (n = 122), n (%) | P-value* |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Age in years, median (IQR)
|
35 (28-47) |
40 (32-51) |
0.01 |
|
Age group in years
|
|
|
0.07 |
| 15-30 |
99 (34.1) |
27 (22.1) |
|
| 31-40 |
85 (29.3) |
38 (31.1) |
|
| 41-50 |
51 (17.9) |
24 (19.7) |
|
| >50 |
55 (19.0) |
33 (27.0) |
|
|
Female sex
|
151 (52.1) |
77 (63.1) |
0.04 |
|
BMI in kg/m2, median (IQR)
|
26.9 (23.5-29.7) |
27.2 (23.8-30.1) |
0.8 |
|
Number of acute symptoms, median (IQR)
|
11 (7-14) |
12 (9-15) |
0.01 |
|
Obesity
|
70 (24.1) |
32 (26.2) |
0.4 |
| Obese (BMI = 30-34) |
12 (4.1) |
9 (7.4) |
|
| Overweight (BMI = 35-39) |
57 (19.7) |
22 (18.0) |
|
| Extremely obese (BMI >40) |
1 (0.3) |
1 (0.3) |
|
|
Number of comorbidities
|
|
|
0.05 |
| 0 |
189 (65.0) |
75 (61.0) |
|
| 1 |
75 (25.9) |
26 (21.3) |
|
| >1 |
26 (9.0) |
21 (17.2) |
|
|
Length of follow-up – months, median (IQR)
|
3.30 (2.00-5.10) |
3.75 (2.12-5.55) |
0.07 |
| Required hospitalization or ICU | 44 (15.2) | 21 (17.2) | 0.27 |
BMI – body mass index, ICU – intensive care unit, IQR – interquartile range
*Pearson χ2 test or Wilcoxon rank sum test.