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. 2021 Feb 10;149:e44. doi: 10.1017/S0950268821000315

Table 2.

Symptom profiles in 26 symptomatic cases of mild COVID-19, disaggregated by sex

Number reporting symptom (% of total)
Symptom All cases (n = 26) Male cases (n = 8) Female cases (n = 18)
Cough 15 (58%) 4 (50%) 11 (61%)
Sore throat 7 (27%) 2 (25%) 5 (28%)
Diarrhoea 6 (23%) 2 (25%) 4 (22%)
Headachea 6 (23%) 2 (25%) 4 (22%)
Runny/blocked nosea 5 (19%) 2 (25%) 3 (17%)
Lethargya 5 (19%) 1 (12%) 4 (22%)
Fever 4 (15%) 1 (12%) 3 (17%)
Body achesa 4 (15%) 0 (0%) 4 (22%)
Loss of taste or smella 3 (12%) 0 (0%) 3 (17%)
Shortness of breath 1 (4%) 0 (0%) 1 (6%)
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Participants were not routinely asked about these symptoms but volunteered them when asked about ‘other’ symptoms.