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. 2021 Feb 3;16(2):e0246312. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0246312

Table 1. Symptoms reported by outpatients diagnosed with coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).

Symptom All patients Early presenters Late presenters p-value early vs. late
fatigue 64 (74%) 52 (80%) 12 (55%) 0.027§
cough 58 (67%) 45 (69%) 13 (59%) 0.44
hyposmia/ hypogeusia 44 (51%) 33 (51%) 11 (50%) 1.00
rhinitis 32 (37%) 24 (37%) 8 (36%) 1.00
headache 26 (30%) 19 (29%) 7 (32%) 0.80
fever ≥ 38° Celsius 25 (29%) 19 (29%) 6 (27%) 1.00
dyspnea 18 (21%) 14 (22%) 4 (18%) 1.00
sore throat 17 (20%) 11 (17%) 6 (27%) 0.35
subjective deterioration 13 (15%) 10 (15%) 3 (14%) 1.00
diarrhea 8 (9%) 6 (9%) 2 (9%) 1.00
chest pain 6 (7%) 4 (6%) 2 (9%) 0.64
inpatient admission 5 (6%) 4 (6%) 1 (5%) 1.00

Early presenters–test within 7 days following the onset of symptoms; late presenters–test later than 7 days following the onset of symptoms (§ false discovery rate = 0.32).