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. 2021 Mar 5;11(3):e044154. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-044154

Table 3.

Median duration of symptoms from Kaplan-Meier curves for all patients*

Symptom Number of patients with symptom Median duration in days (95% CI)
Cough 276 17 (15 to 21)
Loss of smell or taste 232 14 (12 to 17)
Congestion 244 13 (11 to 15)
SOB with exertion 188 12 (10 to 16)
Body aches 233 9 (8 to 10)
Chest tightness 149 9 (7 to 12)
Headache 258 9 (7 to 11)
Joint pain 137 9 (7 to 11)
Rash 33 9 (6 to 17)
Sore throat 140 7 (6 to 9)
Nausea 124 7 (6 to 8)
Current fever 144 7 (5 to 8)
Diarrhoea 168 6 (5 to 8)
Chills 195 6 (5 to 7)
Wheezing 70 6 (4 to 9)
Dizziness 150 5 (4 to 7)
SOB at rest 88 5 (3 to 6)
Abdominal pain 100 4 (2 to 6)
Confusion 20 2 (1 to 3)

*Censoring symptoms if present at the final VOMC phone call.

SOB, shortness of breath; VOMC, Virtual Outpatient Management Clinic.