Table 2.

Association between demographic and clinical variables and long-term sick leave in COVID-19 patients followed in general practices in Germany

Variable	Proportion of patients on long-term sick leave (%)	OR (95% CI)	P value
Total	5.8
Sex
Female	6.5	1.19 (1.07-1.31)	<0.001
Male	5.1	Reference
Age (in years)
18–25	2.6	Reference
26–35	2.9	1.10 (0.87-1.39)	0.429
36–45	5.1	1.84 (1.48-2.29)	<0.001
46–55	7.5	2.68 (2.17-3.29)	<0.001
56–65	10.7	3.71 (3.01-4.58)	<0.001
Disorders diagnosed within 12 months prior to the diagnosis of COVID-19a
Noninfective enteritis and colitis	12.3	2.02 (1.70-2.40)	<0.001
Reaction to severe stress, and adjustment disorders	11.6	1.68 (1.46-1.92)	<0.001
Atopic dermatitis	9.2	1.27 (1.10-1.47)	0.001
Mononeuropathies	11.1	1.27 (1.04-1.57)	0.022
Reflux diseases	11.2	1.24 (1.05-1.47)	0.013
Diabetes mellitus	11.3	1.21 (1.00-1.48)	0.048
Spondylitis	12.3	1.21 (0.99-1.49)	0.063
Hypertension	10.5	1.19 (1.04-1.36)	0.010
Chronic headache	8.2	1.19 (1.00-1.42)	0.056
Phlebitis and thrombosis	11.0	1.17 (0.96-1.42)	0.114
Somatoform disorders	9.9	1.13 (0.96-1.34)	0.132
Sleep disorders	10.1	1.11 (0.94-1.32)	0.218
Chronic sinusitis	7.7	1.11 (0.94-1.32)	0.218
Allergic rhinitis	7.6	1.11 (0.89-1.37)	0.360
Obesity	9.1	1.08 (0.90-1.29)	0.433
Asthma	8.8	1.06 (0.87-1.30)	0.540
Depression	8.6	1.05 (0.91-1.21)	0.506
Gastritis and duodenitis	8.1	1.05 (0.91-1.21)	0.534
Lipid metabolism disorders	9.9	1.04 (0.89-1.21)	0.638
Vitamin D deficiency	8.9	1.03 (0.81-1.31)	0.823
Osteoarthritis	11.2	1.02 (0.87-1.21)	0.784
Cardiac arrhythmias	8.4	1.02 (0.81-1.27)	0.892
Anxiety disorders	8.8	1.02 (0.73-1.15)	0.469
Thyroid gland disorders	8.1	0.99 (0.86-1.14)	0.910

OR: odds ratio.

The adjusted logistic regression model included all demographic and clinical variables displayed in the table.

Long-term sick leave corresponded to sick leave of at least 4 weeks.

^aThe reference column corresponds to patients without the disorder of interest.