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. 2021 Jan 8;31(6):2477–2488. doi: 10.1007/s11695-020-05193-w

Table 3.

Covid-19 related symptoms, tests, and outcomes

Total N = 522 Op N = 353 C N = 169 P value
N % N % N %
Symptoms
  Any 161 30.8 93 26.3 68 40.2 0.001
  Fever (> 37.5 °C) 65 12.5 38 10.7 27 16.0 0.092
  Fever rapid onset 41 7.9 22 6.2 19 11.2 0.046
  Shivering 44 8.4 24 6.8 20 11.8 0.053
  Cough 39 7.5 17 4.8 22 13.0 0.001
  Productive cough 16 3.1 6 1.7 10 5.9 0.009
  Anosmia 21 4.0 10 2.8 11 6.5 0.046
  Ageusia/dysgeusia 26 5.0 13 3.7 13 7.7 0.049
  Asthenia 53 10.2 29 8.2 24 14.2 0.034
  Myalgia 60 11.5 37 10.5 23 13.6 0.294
  Headache 65 12.5 38 10.8 27 16.0 0.092
  Sore throat 47 9.0 28 7.9 19 11.2 0.216
  Running nose 55 10.5 31 8.8 24 14.2 0.059
  Nausea/Vomiting 26 5.0 14 4.0 12 7.1 0.123
  Diarrhea 34 6.5 23 6.5 11 6.5 0.998
  Conjunctivitis 16 3.1 10 2.8 6 3.6 0.656
Length of fever (days; average ± SD) 6.8 ± 8.8 6.6 ± 8.4 7.2 ± 9.7 0.800
Length of symptoms (days; average ± SD) 8.8  ± 11.7 7.9 ± 8.7 9.8 ± 14.7 0.399
Diagnosis
  Nasal swab 82 15.7 41 11.6 41 24.3 < 0.001
  Of them, positive 13 15.9 6 14.6 7 17.1 0.762
  Serological tests 55 10.5 36 10.2 19 11.2 0.716
  Of them, positive 25 45.5 18 50.0 7 36.8 0.351
  Chest X-rays 17 3.3 8 2.3 9 5.3 0.065
  Of them, positive 5 29.4 2 25.0 3 33.3 0.707
  Chest CT Scan 8 1.5 6 1.7 2 1.2 0.653
  Of them, positive 2 25.0 1 16.7 1 50.0 0.346
Confirmed cases 30 5.7 20 5.7 10 5.9 0.908
Probable cases 91 17.4 51 14.4 40 23.7 0.009
Outcomes
  Hospital admission 5 1 1 0.3 4 2.4 0.022
  O2 therapy 5 1 1 0.3 4 2.4 0.022
  NIV 1 0.2 0 1 0.6 0.148
  ICU 0 0 0
  Death 2 0.4 1 0.3 1 0.6 0.581
Hospital stay (days; average ± SD) 15.2 ± 21.5 4.0 17.4 ± 23.3 0.672

Op Operated patients; C Candidates for surgery; CT Computed Tomography; ICU Intensive Care Unit; NIV Non-Invasive Ventilation