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. 2020 Jun 28;58(5):409–418. doi: 10.1016/j.resinv.2020.05.005

Table 3.

Estimated frequencies of symptoms among patients with COVID-19.

Total
Group I
Group II
Group III
No. of studies No. of patients Estimated frequency (95% CI) No. of studies No. of patients Estimated frequency (95% CI) No. of studies No. of patients Estimated frequency (95% CI) No. of studies No. of patients Estimated frequency (95% CI)
Fever 13 2377 82.46% (69.62–95.30) 3 278 93.39% (84.25–102.53) 3 1356 72.10% (38.02–106.18) 7 743 82.64% (76.45–88.71)
Cough 13 2377 62.36% (55.67–69.05) 3 278 72.14% (57.05–87.23) 3 1356 63.92% (51.58–76.26) 7 743 57.36% (47.38–67.33)
Dyspnea 10 2145 21.06% (13.41–28.71) 3 278 37.18% (25.69–48.67) 3 1356 24.12% (14.77–33.47) 4 511 6.16% (1.38–10.95)
Myalgia 7 1705 20.10% (12.08–28.11) 2 237 22.84% (−0.38-46.07) 1 1099 14.90% (12.74–17.06) 4 369 20.82% (3.82–37.83)
Fatigue 6 1759 41.11% (25.08–57.13) 1 138 69.60% (61.96–77.24) 2 1219 56.37% (20.21–92.53) 3 402 22.44% (16.63–28.25)
Headache 12 2254 10.05% (6.72–13.39) 3 275 7.17% (3.93–10.42) 2 1236 12.25% (8.48–16.03) 7 856 11.13% (5.87–16.39)
Sore throat 8 1755 12.71% (8.95–16.47) 2 237 11.09 (−0.96–23.14) 1 1099 13.90% (11.94–15.86) 5 419 13.32% (7.40–19.23)
Expectoration 8 1764 26.09% (14.68–37.51) 2 177 27.11% (20.69–33.52) 2 1236 19.08% (−9.64–47.79) 4 351 29.21% (12.76–45.67)
Diarrhea 10 2000 6.25% (4.06–8.44) 3 164 2.12% (−1.23–5.46) 3 1375 7.68% (2.32–13.04) 4 351 6.60% (3.74–9.45)

CI, confidence interval.