eTable 2. Additional chronic conditions that were stated in the optional text boxes.
Total study population | p-value*1 | Post-COVID-19 (symptom duration ≥ 12 weeks) | p-value*1 | |||
No symptoms/ symptoms < 12 weeks n = 739 | Symptoms ≥ 12 weeks (post-COVID-19) n = 720 | Not hospitalized n = 588 | Hospitalized n = 127 | |||
Allergies | 16 (2.2) | 16 (2.2) | 1.0 | 16 (2.7) | 0 (0) | 0.090*2 |
Thyroid disorder | 20 (2.7) | 42 (5.8) | 0.004 | 36 (6.1) | 6 (4.7) | 0.679 |
Skin lesions | 5 (0.7) | 17 (2.4) | 0.009 | 15 (2.6) | 1 (0.8) | 0.329*2 |
Orthopedic symptoms | 11 (1.5) | 18 (2.5) | 0.191 | 12 (2.0) | 6 (4.7) | 0.110*2 |
Neurological symptoms | 7 (0.9) | 9 (1.3) | 0.623 | 5 (0.9) | 4 (3.1) | 0.058*2 |
Headache | 8 (1.1) | 11 (1.5) | 0.453 | 11 (1.9) | 0 (0) | 0.228*2 |
Other chronic conditions | 28 (3.8) | 30 (4.2) | 0.789 | 21 (3.6) | 9 (7.1) | 0.086 |
Absolute and relative frequencies are presented as n (%) unless otherwise indicated. Information on hospitalization was missing for five patients in the post-COVID-19 group.
*1 Chi-square tests were used to calculate p-values unless otherwise indicated. *2 Fisher’s exact test.