Table 3.
Symptoms and QOL of respondents by COVID-19 and vaccination status (N = 19,784)
| Total (n = 19,784) | COVID-19 infection |
Number of COVID-19 vaccines |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respondents with COVID-19 (n = 2,397) | Respondents without COVID-19 (n = 17,387) | 0 (n = 2,562) | 1 (n = 120) | 2 (n = 2,507) | 3 or 4 (n = 14,595) | ||
| SSS-8 [IQR] | 5 (2-10) | 8 (3-14) | 5 (2-9) | 6 (1-12) | 10 (4.5-15.5) | 6 (2-11) | 5 (2-9) |
| Stomach or bowel problem | 9,119 (46.1) | 1,411 (58.9) | 7,708 (44.3) | 1,207 (47.1) | 85 (70.8) | 1,170 (46.7) | 6,657 (45.6) |
| Back pain | 11,448 (57.9) | 1,589 (66.3) | 9,859 (56.7) | 1,410 (55.0) | 84 (70.0) | 1,450 (57.8) | 8,504 (58.3) |
| Pain in arms, legs or joints | 9,853 (49.8) | 1,320 (55.1) | 8,533 (49.1) | 1,198 (46.8) | 75 (62.5) | 1,117 (44.6) | 7,463 (51.1) |
| Headache | 8,242 (41.7) | 1,436 (59.9) | 6,806 (39.1) | 1,171 (45.7) | 79 (65.8) | 1,268 (50.6) | 5,724 (39.2) |
| Chest pain or shortness of breath | 6,167 (31.2) | 1,063 (44.4) | 5,104 (29.4) | 914 (35.7) | 67 (55.8) | 822 (32.8) | 4,364 (29.9) |
| Dizziness | 5,674 (28.7) | 1,002 (41.8) | 4,672 (26.9) | 863 (33.7) | 69 (57.5) | 848 (33.8) | 3,894 (26.7) |
| Feeling tired or having low energy | 11,918 (60.2) | 1,703 (71.1) | 10,215 (58.8) | 1,519 (59.3) | 78 (65.0) | 1,611 (64.3) | 8,710 (59.7) |
| Trouble sleeping | 10,104 (51.1) | 1,424 (59.4) | 8,680 (49.9) | 1,350 (52.7) | 80 (66.7) | 1,299 (51.8) | 7,375 (50.5) |
| EQ-5D-5L [IQR] | 1.0 (0.8-1.0) | 0.9 (0.8-1.0) | 1.0 (0.8-1.0) | 1.0 (0.8-1.0) | 0.9 (0.5-1.0) | 1.0 (0.8-1.0) | 1.0 (0.8-1.0) |
| Mobility | 2,427 (12.3) | 549 (22.9) | 1,878 (10.8) | 442 (17.3) | 48 (40.0) | 278 (11.1) | 1,659 (11.4) |
| Self-care | 1,327 (6.7) | 469 (19.6) | 858 (4.9) | 320 (12.5) | 45 (37.5) | 203 (8.1) | 759 (5.2) |
| Usual activity | 2,035 (10.3) | 529 (22.1) | 1,506 (8.7) | 410 (16.0) | 46 (38.3) | 288 (11.5) | 1,291 (8.9) |
| Pain/Discomfort | 7,281 (36.8) | 928 (38.7) | 6,353 (36.5) | 973 (38.0) | 61 (50.8) | 818 (32.6) | 5,429 (37.2) |
| Anxiety/Depression | 5,408 (27.3) | 890 (37.1) | 4,518 (26.0) | 871 (34.0) | 58 (48.3) | 812 (32.4) | 3,667 (25.1) |
NOTE:
All categorical data are presented as a number (percentage, %) except SSS-8 and EQ-5D-5L, which are presented as the median (interquartile range, IQR).
Abbreviations: QOL, quality of life; COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019; SSS-8, Somatic Symptom Scale-8; IQR, interquartile range; EQ-5D-5L, EuroQol 5-dimensions 5-levels.