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. 2020 Aug 21;9:e60675. doi: 10.7554/eLife.60675

Table 1. Association of self-reported symptoms and Covid-19 in hospital staff.

Symptom Symptom reported Symptom not reported Univariable Multivariable
 n Covid-19 positive Covid-19 negative % positive N Covid-19 positive Covid-19 negative % positive Or (95% CI) P value Or (95% CI) P value
Anosmia or loss of taste 858 489 369 57.0 9174 637 8537 6.9 17.7 (15.1–20.8) <0.001 17.7 (14.1–22.2) <0.001
Myalgia 1796 501 1295 27.9 8236 625 7611 7.6 4.7 (4.1–5.4) <0.001 2.1 (1.7–2.6) <0.001
Fever 1465 406 1059 27.7 8567 720 7847 8.4 4.2 (3.6–4.8) <0.001 1.5 (1.2–1.8) <0.001
Nausea or vomiting 417 130 287 31.2 9615 996 8619 10.4 3.9 (3.1–4.9) <0.001 1.2 (0.9–1.6) 0.18
Fatigue 2718 591 2127 21.7 7314 535 6779 7.3 3.5 (3.1–4) <0.001 1.0 (0.8–1.2) 0.81
Cough 1813 403 1410 22.2 8219 723 7496 8.8 3 (2.6–3.4) <0.001 1.2 (1.0–1.5) 0.04
Shortness of breath 1022 245 777 24.0 9010 881 8129 9.8 2.9 (2.5–3.4) <0.001 1.2 (0.9–1.5) 0.30
Diarrhoea 607 147 460 24.2 9425 979 8446 10.4 2.8 (2.2–3.4) <0.001 1.1 (0.9–1.5) 0.30
Hoarseness 645 136 509 21.1 9387 990 8397 10.5 2.3 (1.8–2.8) <0.001 1.2 (0.9–1.7) 0.23
Nasal congestion 1871 355 1516 19.0 8161 771 7390 9.4 2.2 (2–2.6) <0.001 1.0 (0.8–1.2) 0.63
Sore throat 2248 356 1892 15.8 7784 770 7014 9.9 1.7 (1.5–2) <0.001 0.6 (0.5–0.8) <0.001
*Hoarseness + Anosmia or loss of taste 0.5 (0.3–0.8) 0.002
*Shortness of breath + Anosmia or loss of taste 0.5 (0.3–0.7) <0.001

*All interactions with an interaction Wald p values < 0.01 are shown.