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. 2021 Feb 8;61(5):1461–1470. doi: 10.1111/trf.16293

TABLE 1.

Participant demographics by screening step

Online survey Screening visit Adequate antibodies Fully qualified
No. (%) 3093 521 307 (58.9) 209 (40.1)
Age, median (IQR), y 47 (35‐57) 47 (35‐56) 50 (39‐58) 49 (36‐57)
<40 years old, no. (%) 1009 (32.6) 177 (34.0) 85 (27.7) 67 (32.1)
40‐60 years old, no. (%) 1521 (49.2) 271 (52.0) 169 (55.5) 11 (53.1)
>60 years old, no. (%) 467 (15.1) 73 (14.0) 53 (17.6) 31 (14.8)
Not reported, no. (%) 96 (3.1)
Sex
Male, no. (%) 1165 (37.7) 307 (58.9) 196 (63.8) 151 (72.3)
Female, no. (%) 1913 (61.9) 214 (41.1) 111 (36.2) 58 (27.8)
Not reported, no. (%) 15 (0.5%)
Weight, median (IQR), kg 170 (145‐200) 185 (155‐210) 191 (165‐218) 199 (170‐222)
Survey self‐reported COVID‐19 diagnosis method
Positive PCR test reported, no. (%) 1667 (53.9) 446 (85.6) 283 (92.2) 194 (92.8)
Clinical diagnosis by health care provider, no. (%) 326 (10.5) 62 (11.9) 17 (5.5) 11 (5.63
None, no. (%) 1095 (35.4) 12 (2.3) 6 (2.0) 4 (1.9)
Not reported, no. (%) 5 (0.2) 1 (0.2) 1 (0.33)
Symptom onset to first Ab test, median (IQR), days 38 (32–44) 37 (33‐43) 38 (33‐44)
Symptom duration, median (IQR), days 15 (11‐21) 12 (7‐17) 13 (8‐16) 12 (7‐16)
Total symptoms reported 5 (3‐6) 5 (3‐6) 5 (3‐6) 5 (3‐6)
Symptoms
Fever 387 (74.3) 249 (81.1) 166 (79.4)
Myalgias 248 (47.6) 164 (53.4) 111 (53.1)
Unproductive cough 256 (49.1) 153 (49.8) 103 (49.3)
Fatigue 243 (46.6) 149 (48.5) 100 (47.9)
Headache 209 (40.1) 132 (43.0) 92 (44.0)
Loss of taste or smell 215 (41.3) 122 (39.7) 84 (40.2)
Shortness of breath 148 (28.4) 87 (28.3) 63 (30.1)
Gastrointestinal symptoms a 131 (25.1) 92 (30.0) 67 (32.1)
Chills 132 (25.3) 85 (27.7) 63 (30.1)
Cold symptoms b 136 (26.1) 62 (20.2) 41 (19.6)
Chest pain or pressure 83 (15.9) 46 (15.0) 30 (14.4)
Other 67 (12.9) 45 (14.7) 30 (14.4)
Anorexia 45 (8.6) 33 (10.8) 25 (12.0)
Vertigo or dizziness 24 (4.6) 18 (5.9) 12 (5.7)
Sweating or night sweats 25 (4.8) 15 (4.9) 8 (8.3)
Altered mental status 7 (1.3) 4 (1.3) 3 (1.4)
Not assessed 6 (1.2) 1 (0.3) 0 (0)
None 3 (0.6) 2 (0.65) 1 (0.5)

Abbreviations: IQR, interquartile range.

Note: Most subjects had more than 1 symptom, so total % symptoms is greater than 100%.

a

Gastrointestinal symptoms defined as nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea.

b

Cold symptoms defined as productive cough or rhinorrhea.

PCR defined as polymerase chain reaction