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. 2020 Oct 1;3(10):e2020981. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.20981

Table. Characteristics of USS Theodore Roosevelt Sailors With Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection.

Characteristic Sailors, No. (%) (N = 736) Person-days, No. (%) (N = 4976)
Age, median (interquartile range), y 25 (22.0-31.0)
Sex
Male 572 (77.7)
Female 164 (22.3)
Symptomsa
Symptomatic 590 (80.2)
Asymptomatic 146 (19.8)
Duration, median (interquartile range), d 7 (5-11)
Cough 332 (45.1) 677 (13.6)
Coldlike symptomsb 386 (52.5) 483 (9.7)
Anosmia 275 (37.4) 463 (9.3)
Headache 252 (34.2) 438 (8.8)
Ageusia 230 (31.3) 393 (7.9)
Sore throat 195 (26.5) 338 (6.8)
Body aches 146 (19.8) 244 (4.9)
Dyspnea 23 (3.1) 104 (2.1)
Chest pain 87 (11.8) 104 (2.1)
Chills 52 (7.1) 90 (1.8)
Gastrointestinal symptomsc 65 (8.8) 70 (1.4)
Feverd 55 (7.5) 65 (1.3)
Fatigue 40 (5.4) 45 (0.9)
Clinical outcomes
Outpatient isolation 729 (99.0)
Hospitalizede 6 (0.9)
Deaths 1 (0.1)
a

Daily face-to-face screening and evaluation occurred March 31 through April 15, 2020.

b

Incudes nasal congestion, rhinorrhea, and/or sneezing.

c

Includes nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and/or abdominal pain.

d

Defined as oral temperature greater than 100 °F.

e

Admission diagnoses included coronavirus disease 2019 pneumonia for 5 sailors and chest pain evaluation for 1 sailor.