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. 2021 Jul 14;110:141–150. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2021.07.017

Table 3.

Symptoms and diagnostic tests according to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) seroprevalence and symptoms in Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil.

Characteristics Variables Total Column % IgG positive Prevalencerow % P-valueχ2 test IgG positive and symptomsb Prevalencerow % P-valueχ2 test
Total 3046 886 29.10 725 23.84
Symptoms
Flu-like symptoms in last 7 days No 2479 82.61 716 28.89 0.474
Yes 522 17.39 159 30.46
Flu-like symptoms since March (any) No 685 22.52 163 23.80 0.001
Yes 2357 77.48 722 30.65
Which symptoms Anosmia 525 22.27 341 64.95 <0.001
Body aches 971 41.20 372 38.35 <0.001
Chest pain 337 14.30 138 41.07 <0.001
Chills 343 14.55 156 45.48 <0.001
Conjunctivitis 61 2.59 19 31.15 0.200
Cough 842 35.72 304 36.10 <0.001
Diarrhoea 655 27.79 206 31.45 0.002
Fever 717 30.42 318 44.41 <0.001
Headache 1633 69.28 508 31.13 <0.001
Lack of appetite 339 14.38 178 52.66 <0.001
Palpitations 239 10.14 76 31.80 0.015
Shortness of breath 487 20.66 175 35.93 <0.001
Side chest pain 612 25.97 224 36.66 <0.001
Skin rashes 130 5.52 45 34.62 0.009
Sore throat 1049 44.51 315 30.06 0.004
Vomiting 140 5.94 44 31.43 <0.001
Prior COVID-19 diagnosis
Prior SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR No 2788 92.35 798 28.63 <0.001 647 23.21 <0.001
Yes, negative 172 5.70 40 23.26 36 20.93
Yes, positive 59 1.95 42 71.19 37 62.71
Prior serological test No 2349 77.76 660 28.11 <0.001 528 22.49 <0.001
Yes, negative 531 17.58 116 21.85 103 19.40
Yes, positive 141 4.67 103 73.05 89 63.12
Prior COVID-19 diagnosisc No 2771 91.72 728 26.28 <0.001 588 21.23 <0.001
Yes 250 8.28 154 61.60 135 54.00
Took medications after COVID-19 diagnosis No 109 43.60 51 46.79 <0.001 43 39.45 <0.001
Yes 141 56.40 103 73.05 92 65.25
Which medications Nitazoxanide 11 7.80 10 90.91 0.008a 10 90.91 0.002a
Azithromycin 108 76.60 78 72.22 <0.001 70 64.81 <0.001
Hydroxy/chloroquine 27 19.15 19 70.37 0.028 17 62.96 0.028
Corticosteroids 36 25.53 28 77.78 0.001 26 72.22 0.001
Ivermectin 77 54.61 52 67.53 0.005 47 61.04 0.004
Paracetamol 59 41.84 46 77.97 <0.001 44 74.58 <0.001
Others 38 26.95 28 73.68 0.004 25 65.79 0.005

IgG, immunoglobulin G; COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019; RT-PCR, reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction.

a

Fisher´s exact test.

b

Participants who had both SARS-CoV-2 IgG positive test and reported symptoms prior to recruitment since March 2020.

c

Previous COVID-19 diagnosis was defined as individuals positive for SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR or SARS-CoV-2 serological test or clinical diagnosis as COVID-19.