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. 2023 Oct 20;9:e44155. doi: 10.2196/44155

Table 1.

General characteristics of patients recovering from COVID-19 receiving primary allied health care in a Dutch prospective cohort study (N=1451).

General characteristics Participants
Treatments (n=1708)a, n (%)

Physical therapy/exercise therapy 1005 (58.8)

Occupational therapy 364 (21.3)

Dietary care 224 (13.1)

Speech and language therapy 115 (6.7)
Sex (n=1330)b, n (%)

Male 482 (36.2)

Female 848 (63.8)
Age (years; n=1331), mean (SD) 49 (13)
COVID-19 severity (n=1311)b, n (%)

Mild/moderate 1002 (76.4)

Serious 271 (20.7)

Very serious 38 (2.9)
Admission to hospital for COVID-19 infection (n=1315)b, n (%)

Hospitalized, including the ICUc 87 (6.6)

Hospitalized 213 (16.2)

Not hospitalized 1015 (77.2)
BMI (kg/m2; n=1071)b; mean 28 (SD 6)

Underweight (<18.5) 10 (0.9)

Normal weight (18.5-25.0) 323 (30.2)

Overweight (25.0-30.0) 404 (37.7)

Obese (>30.0) 334 (31.2)
Smoking status (n=1305)b, n (%)

Current 63 (4.8)

Former 166 (12.7)

Never 1076 (82.5)
Living status (n=1322)b, n (%)

Alone 212 (16.0)

Cohabiting 1110 (84.0)
Informal caregiver (n=1319)b, n (%)

Yes 526 (39.9)

No 793 (60.1)
Comorbidities (n=1331), n (%)

0 766 (57.6)

1 410 (30.8)

≥2 155 (11.6)

aSome participants received multiple treatments from multiple primary allied health professionals. Therefore, the number of treatments exceeded the number of participants.

bData were not fully available for all patients.

cICU: intensive care unit.