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. 2020 Dec;54(4 Suppl):23–32. doi: 10.4314/gmj.v54i4s.5

Table 2.

Presenting symptoms of COVID-19 patients stratified by illness severity from ordered logistic regression

Characteristics Total Severity of illness χ2 cOR[95%CI]
Asymptomatic Mild Moderate/Severe
n(%) n(%) n(%) n(%)
History of fever 35.27***
No 243(92.4) 129(99.2) 106(89.1) 8(57.1) Ref
Yes 20(7.6) 1(0.8) 13(10.9) 6(42.9) 14.47[5.43–38.51]***
Total 263 130 119 14
Sore throat 26.19***
No 233(88.3) 129(98.5) 93(78.2) 11(78.6) Ref
Yes 31(11.7) 2(1.5) 26(21.8) 3(21.4) 6.56[3.54–12.16]***
Total 264 131 119 14
Runny nose 7.59*
No 251(95.4) 129(98.5) 108(91.5) 14(100) Ref
Yes 12(4.6) 2(1.5) 10(8.5) 0(0.0) 2.79[1.37–5.71]**
Total 263 131 118 14
Cough 78.36***
No 207(78.7) 130(99.2) 74(62.7) 3(21.4) Ref
Yes 56(21.3) 1(0.8) 44(37.3) 11(78.6) 37.09[13.19–104]***
Total 263 131 118 14
Shortness of breath 53.85***
No 247(93.9) 130(99.2) 110(93.2) 7(50.0) Ref
Yes 16(6.1) 1(0.8) 8(6.8) 7(50.0) 24.37[7.14–83.1]***
Total 263 131 118 14
Headache 19.98***
No 210(84.3) 117(94.4) 84(75.7) 9(64.3) Ref
Yes 39(15.7) 7(5.6) 27(24.3) 5(35.7) 4.81[2.44–9.47]***
Total 249 124 111 14
Muscle aches 27.52***
No 237(91.9) 129(99.2) 99(86.8) 9(64.3) Ref
Yes 21(8.1) 1(0.8) 15(13.2) 5(35.7) 11.11[4.71–26.18]]***
Total 258 130 114 14
Loss of appetite 19.82***
No 245(95.0) 128(98.5) 107(93.9) 10(71.4) Ref
Yes 13(5.0) 2(1.5) 7(6.1) 4(28.6) 8.462.25–31.84]**
Total 258 130 114 14
Fatigue 27.30***
No 229(93.5) 121(99.2) 99(90.8) 9(64.3) Ref
Yes 16(6.5) 1(0.8) 10(9.2) 5(35.7) 12.38[4.35–35.16]***
Total 245 122 109 14

NOTE: Analysis was presented as frequencies (n), column percentages at 95% Confidence Interval (%; 95%). cβ denote crude coefficient with standard error estimation from ordered logistic regression. P-value Notation: *=p-value≤ 0.05, **=p-value≤ 0.01 and ***=p-value≤ 0.001