Table 1.
Comparison of physical health 1 month after COVID-19 in IIM patients and HC
| Variables | 1 month after COVID-19 IIM (n-10) |
1 month after COVID-19 HC (n-40) |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall physical health n (%) | |||
|
Excellent Very good Good Fair Poor |
1 (10%) 4 (40%) 0 3 (30%) 2 (20%) |
28 (70%) 5 (12.5%) 5 (12.5%) 2 (5%) 0 |
0.006 0.05 0.43 0.03 0.04 |
| Fatigue (median ± IQR) | 4 (2–5.75) | 0 (0–1) | |
| Pain (median ± IQR) | 1 (0–6.75) | 0 | 0.67 |
| Did your health limit you in doing vigorous activities n (%) | |||
|
Not at all Very little Somewhat Quite a lot Cannot do |
5 (50%) 1 (10%) 3 (30%) 1 (10%) 0 |
25 (62.5%) 8 (20%) 5 (12.5%) 2 (5%) 0 |
0.47 0.47 0.19 0.55 - |
| Did your health limit you in walking more than a mile (1.6 km) n (%) | |||
|
Not at all Very little Somewhat Quite a lot Cannot do |
6 (60%) 0 1 (10%) 3 (30%) 0 |
27 (67.5%) 9 (22.5%) 2 (5%) 2 (5%) 0 |
0.65 0.21 0.55 0.03 - |
| Did your health limit you in climbing a flight of stairs n (%) | |||
|
Not at all Very little Somewhat Quite a lot Cannot do |
6 (60%) 0 3 (30%) 1 (10%) 0 |
27 (67.5%) 10 (25%) 2 (5%) 1 (2.5%) 0 |
0.65 0.18 0.03 0.31 - |
| Did your health limit you in lifting or carrying groceries n (%) | |||
|
Not at all Very little Somewhat Quite a lot Cannot do |
7 (70%) 1 (10%) 2 (20%) 0 0 |
30 (75%) 7 (17.5%) 2 (5%) 1 (2.5%) 0 |
0.7 0.56 0.14 0.89 - |
| Did your health limit you in bending, kneeling, or stooping n (%) | |||
|
Not at all Very little Somewhat Quite a lot Cannot do |
7 (70%) 0 3 (30%) 0 0 |
36 (90%) 3 (7.5%) 0 1 (2.5%) 0 |
0.12 0.004 0.02 0.89 - |
| Were you able to do chores such as cleaning the floor or yard work n (%) | |||
|
Without any difficulty With a little difficulty With some difficulty With much difficulty Cannot do |
7 (70%) 0 1 (10%) 0 2 (20%) |
29 (72.5%) 6 (15%) 0 2 (5%) 3 (7.5%) |
0.87 0.36 0.12 0.84 0.64 |
| Were you able to dress yourself, including tying shoelaces and buttoning your clothes n (%) | |||
|
Without any difficulty With a little difficulty With some difficulty With much difficulty Cannot do |
8 (80%) 0 1 (10%) 1 (10%) 0 |
38 (95%) 2 (5%) 0 0 0 |
0.14 0.84 0.12 0.12 - |
| Were you able to shampoo your hair n (%) | |||
|
Without any difficulty With a little difficulty With some difficulty With much difficulty Cannot do |
7 (70%) 1 (10%) 2 (20%) 0 0 |
40 (100%) 0 0 0 0 |
0.02 0.12 0.04 - - |
| Were you able to wash and dry your body n (%) | |||
|
Without any difficulty With a little difficulty With some difficulty With much difficulty Cannot do |
9 (90%) 1 (10%) 0 0 0 |
40 (100%) 0 0 0 0 |
0.12 0.12 - - - |
| Were you able to sit and get up from the toilet n (%) | |||
|
Without any difficulty With a little difficulty With some difficulty With much difficulty Cannot do |
8 (80%) 1 (10%) 1 (10%) 0 0 |
37 (92.5%) 1 (2.5%) 1 (2.5%) 1 (2.5%) 0 |
0.25 0.55 1 0.89 - |
| Did you have any symptoms in the month before and after you got COVID-19 n (%) | |||
|
None Rashes Generalized fatigue Muscle weakness Skin thickening of hands or other areas |
4 (40%) 2 (20%) 3 (30%) 3 (30%) 0 |
26 (65%) 0 7 (17.5%) 0 0 |
0.15 0.04 0.38 0.02 |
|
Loss of hair or bald spots Fingertip ulcers Oral ulcers Joint pain or swelling in hands Joint pain or swelling in other joints Chest pain Shortness of breath Raynaud’s Elevated muscle enzyme in blood (high CK or creatine kinase level) |
0 1 (10%) 0 1 (10%) 1 (10%) 0 4 (40%) 0 4 (40%) |
4 (10%) 0 0 0 2 (5%) 0 0 0 - |
0.53 0.12 - 0.12 0.55 - 0.009 - - |
| Elevated inflammatory markers in blood (high ESR or CRP) | 5 (50%) | - | - |
| Others | 0 | 2 (5%) (1: cough, 1 UTI) | 0.84 |