Table 5.

Frequently reported symptoms by race (n = 2539)

	White/Caucasian (n = 2060)						Non-White/Non-Caucasian (n = 479)a						Comparisonb
	All	By COVID-19 test result					All	By COVID-19 test result
Symptom		Positive		Negative		Odds Ratio		Positive		Negative		Odds Ratio	P-value	P-value
	%	Nc	%	Nc	%	[95% CI]	%	Nc	%	Nc	%	[95% CI]	Unadjusted	Adjustedd
General symptoms
Fatigue/Tiredness	51.4	681	58.8	377	42.4	1.96 [1.61–2.38]	48.0	147	61.5	83	36.2	3.12 [2.05–4.80]	0.897	0.640
Muscle & body aches	30.3	401	34.8	224	25.2	1.59 [1.29–1.98]	35.1	112	46.5	56	24.6	2.84 [1.83–4.47]	0.008	0.642
Joint pains	30.2	406	35.3	217	24.5	1.85 [1.49–2.30]	28.6	91	37.8	46	20.2	2.99 [1.88–4.85]	0.910	0.756
Shortness of breath	23.2	347	30.1	130	14.7	2.50 [1.96–3.21]	22.8	81	33.9	28	12.2	3.98 [2.40–6.77]	0.719	0.677
Cough	22.0	283	24.7	171	19.3	1.40 [1.11–1.77]	24.4	74	30.8	43	18.9	2.11 [1.32–3.41]	0.276	0.405
Brain & nervous system
Headaches	42.3	550	49.0	321	36.7	1.49 [1.21–1.82]	42.8	123	53.7	82	37.6	1.97 [1.29–3.05]	0.641	0.148
Concentration problems	39.6	565	49.9	250	28.5	2.49 [2.03–3.07]	38.2	123	53.2	60	27.6	3.13 [2.02–4.90]	0.841	0.951
Memory problems	29.4	435	38.5	170	19.4	2.48 [1.99–3.10]	30.1	99	42.9	45	20.7	2.83 [1.80–4.51]	0.669	0.888
General weakness	20.6	292	25.8	132	15.1	1.96 [1.53–2.52]	24.0	77	33.5	38	17.5	2.51 [1.55–4.13]	0.125	0.972
Dizziness	19.4	266	23.6	134	15.3	1.64 [1.28–2.11]	20.7	66	28.7	33	15.1	2.41 [1.44–4.10]	0.442	0.200
Balance problems	18.3	250	22.2	128	14.6	1.78 [1.38–2.31]	17.3	54	23.5	29	13.5	2.46 [1.43–4.34]	0.980	0.709
Mental well-being
Difficulty sleeping	46.1	578	51.2	371	42.7	1.29 [1.06–1.57]	44.3	127	54.7	85	39.7	1.74 [1.15–2.66]	0.815	0.978
Anxiety	46.3	568	48.8	385	44.3	1.11 [0.90–1.36]	44.1	123	53.5	88	41.3	1.43 [0.92–2.21]	0.638	0.086
Depression	33.8	423	37.5	274	31.5	1.19 [0.96–1.48]	32.4	91	39.6	64	29.6	1.28 [0.82–2.01]	0.949	0.840
Ears, nose, and throat
Congested nose	34.3	417	36.5	289	32.6	1.16 [0.95–1.42]	31.5	94	39.7	57	25.1	1.99 [1.29–3.10]	0.835	0.724
Ringing in ears	22.1	279	24.5	177	20.1	1.33 [1.06–1.68]	20.0	60	25.4	36	15.9	1.90 [1.15–3.18]	0.994	0.706
Heart or circulation
Irregular heartbeats	19.3	270	23.7	127	14.4	1.85 [1.44–2.38]	19.4	68	29.1	25	11.3	3.57 [2.10–6.27]	0.384	0.912
Leg pain when walking	16.5	232	20.4	108	12.3	1.94 [1.48–2.56]	24.0	78	33.3	37	17.0	2.40 [1.48–3.95]	<0.001	0.026
Eyes or vision
Dry eyes	25.9	310	27.3	224	25.5	1.25 [1.00–1.56]	22.8	72	30.6	37	16.7	2.65 [1.62–4.38]	0.788	0.118
Stomach or digestion
Heartburn (reflux)	23.7	308	27.2	180	20.5	1.35 [1.08–1.70]	21.3	63	27.3	39	17.5	2.13 [1.29–3.59]	1.000	0.821

^aNon-white/Non-Caucasian categorized as American Indian/Alaskan Native (n = 17), Asian (n = 46), Black/African American (n = 27), Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander (n = 45), Other (n = 344).

^bWhite/Caucasian with a positive COVID-19 test result versus Non-White/Non-Caucasian with a positive Covid-19 test result.

^cN Reported patient with symptoms.

^dAdjusted P-Value for comparing white and non-white COVID-positive patients calculated from Logistic Regression after the adjustment of age, sex, BMI, vaccine status, race/ethnicity, CCI, and time after COVID-19 test.