Table. Demographic Characteristics, Self-Reported Symptoms, and Outcomes of Health Care Workers With Confirmed Coronavirus Disease 2019.
| Characteristic | Health care workers, No. (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall (N = 86) | Interview within 7 d of the onset of symptoms (n = 31) | Interview >7 d beyond the onset of symptoms (n = 55) | |
| Demographic characteristics | |||
| Male | 15 (17) | 6 (19) | 9 (16) |
| Age, median (range), y | 49 (22-66) | 47 (27-66) | 49 (22-65) |
| Profession | |||
| Physician | 12 (14) | 2 (6) | 10 (18) |
| Nurse | 24 (28) | 9 (29) | 15 (27) |
| Other, direct patient contact | 29 (34) | 12 (39) | 17 (31) |
| Other, no direct patient contact | 21 (24) | 8 (26) | 13 (24) |
| Self-reported symptoms | |||
| Fevera | 46 (53) | 20 (65) | 26 (47) |
| Feeling feverish, temperature not measured | 10 (12) | 1 (3) | 9 (16) |
| Coughing | 66 (77) | 21 (68) | 45 (82) |
| Shortness of breath | 33 (38) | 6 (19) | 27 (49) |
| Sore throat | 34 (40) | 11 (35) | 23 (42) |
| Runny nose | 46 (53) | 17 (55) | 29 (53) |
| General malaise | 65 (76) | 21 (68) | 44 (80) |
| Severe myalgia | 54 (63) | 21 (68) | 33 (60) |
| Headache | 49 (57) | 18 (58) | 31 (56) |
| Chest pain | 25 (29) | 9 (29) | 16 (29) |
| Abdominal pain | 5 (6) | 1 (3) | 4 (7) |
| Diarrhea or loose stools | 16 (19) | 5 (16) | 11 (20) |
| Loss of appetite or nausea | 15 (17) | 1 (3) | 14 (25) |
| Altered or lost sense of taste | 6 (7) | 0 | 6 (11) |
| Other | 17 (20) | 2 (6)b | 15 (27)c |
| Outcomes on the day of the interview | |||
| Recovered | 19 (22) | 8 (26) | 11 (20) |
| Time until recovery for those recovered, median (range), d | 8 (1-20) | 5 (1-7) | 9 (8-20) |
| Time until interview for those not recovered, median (range), d | 9 (4-25) | 6 (4-7) | 12 (8-25) |
| Time since the positive severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 test, median (range), d | 6 (2-11) | 4 (2-6) | 6 (2-11) |
| Hospital admission | 2 (2) | 0 | 2 (4) |
a
Fever was defined as a body temperature of 38.0 °C or higher.
b
Other symptoms included painful or burning eyes and painful joints.
c
Other symptoms included hoarseness, itchy nose, ear pain, sinus pain, painful or burning eyes, syncope, agitation or palpitation, vomiting, hemoptysis, constipation, and skin rash.