Table 2.
List of most common symptoms in the acute phase of COVID-19.
| Men (n = 291) |
Women (n = 288) |
All (n = 579) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Cough, n (%) | 141 (48.45%) | 137 (47.57%) | 278 (48.01%) |
| Dyspnea, n (%) | 45 (15.46%) | 42 (14.58%) | 87 (15.03%) |
| Expectoration, n (%) | 11 (3.78%) | 5 (1.74%) | 16 (2.76%) |
| Chest pain, n (%) | 18 (6.19%) | 26 (9.03%) | 44 (7.60%) |
| Fever, n (%) | 146 (50.17%) | 109 (37.85%) | 255 (44.04%) |
| Fatigue, n (%) | 88 (30.24%) | 107 (37.15%) | 195 (33.68%) |
| Shaking chills, n (%) | 11 (3.78%) | 8 (2.78%) | 19 (3.28%) |
| Wheezing, n (%) | 3 (1.03%) | 5 (1.74%) | 8 (1.38%) |
| Myalgia, n (%) | 53 (18.21%) | 55 (19.10%) | 108 (18.65%) |
| Arthralgia, n (%) | 49 (16.86%) | 46 (15.97%) | 95 (16.41%) |
| Odynophagia, n (%) | 42 (14.43%) | 49 (17.01%) | 91 (15.72%) |
| Taste impairment, n (%) | 56 (19.24%) | 62 (21.53%) | 118 (20.38%) |
| Smell impairment, n (%) | 78 (26.80%) | 75 (26.04%) | 153 (26.42%) |
| Runny nose, n (%) | 30 (10.31%) | 28 (9.72%) | 58 (10.02%) |
| Nasal congestion, n (%) | 31 (10.65%) | 30 (10.42%) | 61 (10.54%) |
| Anorexia, n (%) | 4 (1.37%) | 8 (2.78%) | 12 (2.07%) |
| Diarrhea, n (%) | 31 (10.65%) | 28 (9.72%) | 59 (10.19%) |
| Sickness/vomiting, n (%) | 9 (3.09%) | 13 (4.51%) | 22 (3.80%) |
| Abdominal pain, n (%) | 4 (1.37%) | 12 (4.17%) | 16 (2.76%) |
| Confusion, n (%) | 4 (1.37%) | 2 (0.69%) | 6 (1.04%) |
| Headache, n (%) | 80 (27.49%) | 84 (29.17%) | 164 (28.32%) |