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. 2022 Mar 12;8(3):e09110. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e09110

Table 3.

Perceived COVID-19 symptoms by the hospitalized patients.

Variables n (%) Depression OR (95% CI) Anxiety OR (95% CI) Insomnia OR (95% CI) Stress OR (95% CI)
Fever Yes 325 (65%) 0.72 (0.50–1.04) 0.80 (0.54–1.19) 1.54 (0.96–2.48) 1.59∗ (1.10–2.31)
No 178 (35%) Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref.
Cough Yes 299 (59%) 0.93 (0.65–1.33) 0.84 (0.57–1.23) 0.75 (0.49–1.16) 0.92 (0.64–1.31)
No 204 (41%) Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref.
Sore throat Yes 174 (35%) 1.38 (0.95–1.99) 1.03 (0.69–1.53) 0.53∗ (0.32–0.87) 0.80 (0.55–1.16)
No 329 (65%) Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref.
Fatigue Yes 202 (40%) 0.85 (0.59–1.21) 0.73 (0.50–1.09) 0.96 (0.62–1.50) 1.57∗ (1.10–2.25)
No 301 (60%) Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref.
Respiratory distress Yes 225 (45%) 1.08 (0.76–1.54) 1.26 (0.86–1.84) 1.08 (0.70–1.66) 1.29 (0.91–1.84)
No 278 (55%) Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref.
Loss of taste/smell Yes 154 (31%) 0.54∗∗ (0.36–0.81) 0.79 (0.52–1.21) 0.75 (0.46–1.22) 1.57∗ (1.08–2.30)
No 349 (69%) Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref.
Muscle pain Yes 162 (32%) 0.83 (0.57–1.22) 0.98 (0.65–1.46) 0.97 (0.61–1.55) 0.87 (0.60–1.27)
No 341 (68%) Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref.
Chest pain Yes 121 (24%) 0.82 (0.54–1.24) 1.28 (0.83–1.98) 1.64∗ (1.02–2.64) 1.27 (0.84–1.91)
No 382 (76%) Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref.
Diarrhoea Yes 87 (17%) 1.00 (0.63–1.60) 1.32 (0.81–2.15) 1.98∗ (1.18–3.32) 1.51 (0.95–2.40)
No 416 (83%) Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref.
Headache Yes 116 (23%) 0.68 (0.44–1.04) 0.48∗∗ (0.29–0.80) 1.14 (0.69–1.89) 0.79 (0.52–1.20)
No 387 (77%) Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref.
Blurring of vision Yes 37 (7%) 1.03 (0.53–2.03) 2.59∗∗ (1.32–5.08) 3.70∗∗∗ (1.86–7.36) 2.91∗ (1.40–6.02)
No 466 (93%) Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref.
Decreased mobility Yes 141 (28%) 1.22 (0.83–1.81) 2.74∗∗∗ (1.82–4.12) 1.40 (0.88–2.23) 1.38 (0.93–2.04)
No 362 (72%) Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref.
Others (nausea, vomiting, back pain etc.) Yes 30 (6%) 0.56 (0.25–1.25) 1.14 (0.52–2.50) 2.76∗∗ (1.29–5.93) 1.33 (0.63–2.78)
No 473 (94%) Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref.
No symptoms Yes 85 (17%) 1.32 (0.83–2.11) 1.00 (0.60–1.66) 0.79 (0.43–1.45) 0.60∗ (0.37–0.98)
No 418 (83%) Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref.
Average time of seeking doctor's help after getting infected 3.55 ± 2.0 1.02 (0.93–1.11) 1.04 (0.95–1.14) 0.85∗∗ (0.75–0.95) 1.06 (0.97–1.15)

∗ p-value<0.05, ∗∗ p-value<0.01, ∗∗∗ p-value<0.001.

OR = Odds ratio, CI = Confidence interval.