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. 2020 Dec 9:1–7. doi: 10.1017/ice.2020.1358

Table 4.

Reported Symptoms Prior to Serology Testing

Symptom Seropositive (N=95),
No. (%)
Seronegative (N=10,309),
No. (%)
Odds Ratio
(95% CI)a
Any symptoms 41 (43.2) 3,344 (32.4) 1.58 (1.03–2.42)
Congestion 19 (20.0) 1,673 (16.2) 1.29 (0.73–2.16)
Sore throat 18 (18.9) 1,615 (15.7) 1.26 (0.71–2.13)
Cough or shortness of breath 22 (23.2) 1,506 (14.6) 1.76 (1.04–2.13)
Headache 21 (22.1) 1,407 (13.6) 1.80 (1.05–3.00)
Fatigue 20 (21.1) 1,209 (11.7) 2.01 (1.16–3.34)
Fever or chills 19 (20.0) 910 (8.8) 2.58 (1.47–4.34)
Muscle aches 20 (21.1) 899 (8.7) 2.79 (1.61–4.65)
Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea 7 (7.4) 571 (5.5) 1.36 (0.53–2.93)
Other symptoms 5 (5.3) 82 (0.8) 6.92 (2.14–17.43)
Thought they had COVID-19 prior to serologic testing 28 (29.5) 1,161 (11.3) 3.29 (2.03–5.21)

Note. This table includes the exact list of symptoms asked of HCP in the survey. Individuals could select multiple symptoms. Prior symptoms included any symptoms between February 1, 2020 and the time of serologic testing in April or May 2020.

a

Univariate analysis was performed using the Fisher exact test and significant results are indicated in bold.