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.