Fig. 2.

Associations between laboratory‐confirmed SARS‐CoV‐2 infection and the persistence of symptoms and functional impairment at 1 year stratified by sex, age categories, and pre‐existing medical conditions (n = 1245). The persistence of symptoms was defined as the presence of any one symptom within the 2 weeks before the questionnaire. Functional impairment was assessed using the Sheehan Disability Scale [33]. Odds ratios were adjusted for time from infection, age, sex, education, profession, working in healthcare setting, smoking, physical activity, COVID‐19 vaccination status, symptoms at presentation, hospitalization, and the following comorbidities present prior to testing: overweight or obese, hypertension, respiratory disease, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, immunosuppression, hypothyroidism, anemia, migraine, tension headache, sleeping disorder, anxiety, depression, any psychiatric condition, irritable bowel syndrome, chronic pain syndrome, and chronic fatigue. aOR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio.