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