Table 2.
Symptoms at Time of Survey 6–12 Months After COVID Testing, Stratified by COVID Status
| Patient reported symptoms | COVID status |
P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Negative (n = 107) | Positive (n = 749) | ||
| Gastrointestinal symptoms | |||
| Reflux/heartburn | 6 (5.6%) | 122 (16.3%) | .004 |
| Nausea/vomiting | 1 (0.9%) | 53 (7.1%) | .015 |
| Abdominal pain | 4 (3.7%) | 70 (9.4%) | .054 |
| Constipation | 6 (5.6%) | 83 (11.1%) | .083 |
| Diarrhea | 9 (8.4%) | 72 (9.6%) | .69 |
| Any gastrointestinal symptom | 19 (17.8%) | 220 (29.4%) | .012 |
| Any moderate gastrointestinal symptom | 5 (4.7%) | 83 (11.1%) | .041 |
| Mental health symptoms | .69 | ||
| Sadness | 10 (9.4%) | 199 (26.6%) | <.001 |
| Anxiety | 15 (14.0%) | 254 (33.9%) | <.001 |
| Sadness or anxiety | 16 (15.0%) | 280 (37.3%) | <.001 |