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. 2024 Nov 1;56(1):529–536. doi: 10.1007/s42770-024-01557-x

Table 2.

Clinical characteristics of COVID-19 cases among healthcare workers at a research reference center in Brazil, from October 2020 to July 2022

Clinical symptoms SARS-CoV-2 infection
Positive Negative Total Odds ratio(OD); p- value
N % N % N %
Fever
No 143 26.7 393 73.3 536 63.4

2020(OR:3.1246;p:0,06);

2021 (OR:2.6070;p:0.002);

Yes 126 40.8 183 59.2 309 36.6 2022 (OR:1.4094; p:0.14)
Runny Nose
No 96 27.6 252 72.4 348 41.2

2020(OR:1.1690;p:0.68);

2021(OR:0.4857;p:0.05);

Yes

Nasal

173 34.8 324 65.2 497 58.8 2022 (OR:2.7986; p:0.0001)
obstruction
No 181 30.4 415 69.3 596 70.5

2020(OR:0.5037;p:0.23);

2021(OR:1.2018;p:0.48);

Yes 89 35.7 160 64.3 249 29.5 2022(OR:1.7882; p:0.06)
Arthralgia
No 248 31.1 549 68.9 797 94.3

2020(OR:4.2759;p:0.02);

2021(OR:2.7143;p:0.03);

Yes 22 45.8 26 54.2 48 5.7 2022 (OR:0.0396; p:089)
Myalgia
No 201 31.5 437 68.5 638 75.5

2020(OR:2.2042;p:0.06);

2021(OR:0.8000;p:0.45);

Yes 69 33.3 138 66.7 207 24.5 2022 (OR:1.1916;p:0.51)
Cough
No 65 20.4 253 79.6 318 37.6

2020(OR:2.1529;p:0.06);

2021(OR:1.6667;p:0.05);

Yes 205 38.9 322 61.1 527 62.4 2022 (OR:2.8085; p:0.0001)
Headache
No 144 32.3 302 67.7 446 52.7

2020(OR:0.6682;p:0.30);

2021(OR:0.8435;p:0.50);

Yes 126 31.6 273 68.4 399 47.3 2022 (OR:1.2911; p:0.26)
Sore throat
No 87 30.1 202 69.9 289 34.2

2020(OR:0.9190;p:0.82);

2021(OR:1.2868;p:0.38);

Yes 183 33.0 373 67.0 556 65.8 2022(OR:1.2460, p:0.41)
Chills
No 203 28.0 522 72.0 725 85.8

2020(OR:9.000;p:0.002);

2021(OR:2.1750;p:0.01);

Yes 67 55.8 53 44.2 120 14.2 2022 (OR:3.6056; p:0.0001)
Dyspneia
No 251 32.0 534 68.0 785 92.9

2020(OR:0.4583;p:0.46);

2021(OR:1.6182;p:0.19);

Yes 19 31.7 41 68.3 60 7.1 2022 (OR:1.9211; p:0.34)
Diarrhea
No 229 32.9 468 67.1 697 82.5

2020(OR:2.6065;p:0.02);

2021(OR:0.8182;p:0.56);

Yes 41 27.7 107 72.3 148 17.5 2022(OR:1.1486; p:0.70)

*Logistic regression test