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. 2022 Mar 11;119(10):167–174. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.m2022.0147

Table 2. Time of onset of symptoms*.

Post-COVID-19 (symptoms ≥12 weeks after infection)
Not hospitalized n = 588 Hospitalized n = 127
Immediate onset n (%) Delayed onset n (%) Immediate onset n (%) Delayed onset n (%)
Fever 4 (0.7) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)
Diarrhea/vomiting 8 (1.3) 3 (0.5) 4 (3.1) 1 (0.8)
Sore throat 15 (2.6) 0 (0) 5 (3.9) 1 (0.8)
Rhinitis or rhinorrhea 23 (3.9) 1 (0.2) 6 (4.7) 0 (0)
Skin lesions 12 (2.0) 14 (2.3) 6 (4.7) 9 (7.0)
Headache 45 (7,7) 11 (1.9) 7 (5.5) 2 (1.6)
Mucosal dryness 36 (6.1) 13 (2.2) 10 (7.8) 5 (3.9)
Coughing 51 (8.7) 6 (1.0) 19 (15.0) 2 (1.6)
Palpitations 32 (5.4) 27 (4.6) 21 (16.5) 7 (5.5)
Vertigo 42 (7.1) 22 (3.7) 24 (18.9) 11 (8.7)
Depression or sadness 38 (6.4) 36 (6.1) 24 (18.9) 14 (11.0)
Other mental disorders 72 (12.2) 50 (8.5) 30 (23.6) 15 (11.8)
Myalgia or arthralgia 65 (11.0) 13 (2.2) 25 (19.7) 10 (7.8)
Hair loss 17 (2.9) 54 (9.2) 14 (11.0) 28 (22.0)
Dyspnea 60 (10.2) 42 (7.1) 29 (22.8) 5 (3.9)
Loss of taste 133 (22.6) 29 (4.9) 16 (12.5) 7 (5.5)
Loss of smell 124 (21.1) 35 (5.9) 20 (15.7) 3 (2.3)
Difficulty concentrating 95 (16.1) 68 (11.6) 44 (34.6) 12 (9.4)
Fatigue or lethargy 174 (29.6) 41 (7.0) 68 (53.5) 11 (8.6)
Rapid physical exhaustion 170 (28.9) 35 (5.9) 72 (56.7) 11 (8.6)

*Symptoms with immediate onset (within 2 weeks of infection) or late onset (at least 2 weeks after infection) in non-hospitalized and hospitalized participants with symptoms persisting for at least 12 weeks (post-COVID-19).