Table 2.
The severity of the reported symptoms/complaints of long COVID syndrome
| Clinical Manifestations | Mild and Tolerable n (%) | Moderate n(%) | Severe and Incapacitating n (%) | Missing data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weakness | 552 (67%) | 179 (22%) | 89 (11%) | 15 |
| Muscle pain | 551 (65%) | 191 (23%) | 106 (12%) | 11 |
| Joint pain | 447 (57%) | 228 (29%) | 110 (14%) | 13 |
| Fatigue | 900 (67%) | 316 (24%) | 117 (9%) | 12 |
| Sleep difficulty | 397 (56%) | 192 (27%) | 117 (17%) | 10 |
| Shortness of breath | 646 (71%) | 194 (22%) | 66 (7%) | 12 |
| Chest pain | 346 (73%) | 111 (23%) | 20 (4%) | 10 |
| Palpitation | 328 (70%) | 107 (23%) | 31 (7%) | 10 |
| Cough | 312 (77%) | 74 (18%) | 22 (5%) | 13 |
| Excess sputum | 192 (66%) | 71 (24%) | 29 (10%) | 11 |
| Loss of smell | 135 (63%) | 43 (20%) | 37 (17%) | 11 |
| Loss of taste | 75 (57%) | 38 (29%) | 18 (14%) | 13 |
| Sore throat | 171 (86%) | 25 (13%) | 2 (1%) | 12 |
| Headache | 327 (63%) | 133 (25%) | 62 (12%) | 14 |
| Dizziness | 251 (76%) | 56 (17%) | 22 (7%) | 14 |
| Brain fog | 306 (64%) | 129 (27%) | 45 (9%) | 18 |
| Excess sweating | 205 (54%) | 114 (30%) | 62 (16%) | 19 |
| Exercise intolerance | 600 (55%) | 321 (29%) | 169 (16%) | 12 |
| Walking intolerance | 469 (53%) | 271 (30%) | 153 (17%) | 23 |
| Diarrhea | 88 (79%) | 16 (14%) | 8 (7%) | 26 |
| Abdominal pain | 97 (67%) | 33 (23%) | 14 (10%) | 22 |
| Anorexia | 107 (64%) | 43 (26%) | 18 (10%) | 23 |
1766 patients did not have long COVID syndrome