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. 2021 May 18;11(5):e048822. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-048822

Table 5.

The mean DALY of COVID-19 inpatients or all symptoms, according to hospital, sex, and overall study population

Symptom Taikang-Tongji Hospital (n=872) Huoshenshan Hospital (n=921) Guanggu Woman and Child Hospital (n=909) Woman
(n=1326)
Man
(n=1376)
Overall
(n=2702)
Fever and fatigue 0.72±0.60 0.70±0.59 0.73±0.63 0.75±0.61 0.69±0.60* 0.72±0.61
Muscular soreness 0.19±0.18 0.18±0.17 0.18±0.17 0.19±0.18 0.18±0.17* 0.18±0.17
Dizziness and headache 0.14±0.18 0.13±0.17 0.14±0.20 0.13±0.17 0.14±0.19 0.14±0.18
Expiratory dyspnoea 0.18±0.31 0.18±0.32 0.21±0.38 0.19±0.34 0.19±0.33 0.19±0.34
Cough and sore throat 0.18±0.12 0.18±0.12 0.18±0.13 0.18±0.12 0.18±0.13 0.18±0.12
Palpitations and chest tightness 0.41±0.45 0.37±0.40 0.39±0.43 0.42±0.44 0.36±0.41* 0.39±0.43
Nausea and vomiting 0.16±0.24 0.16±0.23 0.17±0.24 0.17±0.25 0.15±0.23* 0.16±0.24
Abdominal pain and diarrhoea 0.18±0.30 0.16±0.26 0.17±0.24 0.17±0.26 0.16±0.28 0.17±0.27
Anxiety and depression 0.16±0.23 0.15±0.21 0.17±0.24 0.16±0.23 0.17±0.23 0.16±0.23
Total DALY 2.33±1.33 2.21±1.26† 2.34±1.38 2.38±1.33 2.21±1.32* 2.29±1.33
DALY per day 0.19±0.14 0.18±0.14†‡ 0.19±0.16 0.19±0.14 0.18±0.15 0.18±0.15

*P<0.05 versus woman.

†P<0.05 versus Guanggu Woman and Child Hospital.

‡P<0.05 versus Taikang-Tongji Hospital.

DALY, disability-adjusted life years.