Table 3.
Symptom frequency in pediatric patients with acute COVID-19
| Symptoms | CDC Surveillance Report - United States9 |
Longitudinal Cohort of School-Aged Children - UK124 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall |
Age Group |
Overall |
Age Group |
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| 0–9 y |
10–19 y |
5–11 y |
12–17 y |
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| % | % | % | % | % | % | |
| Cough | 40 | 37 | 41 | 26 | 25 | 26 |
| Fever | 38 | 46 | 35 | 38 | 44 | 35 |
| Headache | 34 | 15 | 42 | 62 | 55 | 66 |
| Sore throat | 24 | 13 | 29 | 46 | 36 | 51 |
| Myalgias | 24 | 10 | 30 | 16 | 9 | 20 |
| Diarrhea | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
| Shortness of breath | 13 | 7 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 12 |
| Nausea | 10 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
| Runny nose | 8 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — |
| Change in sense of taste or smell | 7 | 1 | 10 | 40 | 22 | 48 |
| Abdominal pain | 7 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 28 | 17 |
| Fatigue | — | — | — | 55 | 44 | 61 |
| Dizziness | — | — | — | 22 | 14 | 26 |
| Anorexia | — | — | — | 22 | 20 | 22 |
| Eye soreness | — | — | — | 19 | 15 | 22 |
| Voice change | — | — | — | 13 | 11 | 14 |
| Chest pain | — | — | — | 10 | 6 | 12 |
| Confusion | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 7 |
| Red welts | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Blisters | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Abbreviations: CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019.