Table 2.

Logistic regression model predicting long COVID.

n = 308	Odds Ratio	95% CI
Age categories—Ref: 18–44
45–64	0.76	[0.27, 2.13]
65 +	0.94	[0.26, 3.38]
Male	0.93	[0.46, 1.91]
Race/ethnicity—Ref: non-hispanic white
Non-Hispanic black	0.46	[0.07, 3.07]
Hispanic	0.72	[0.30, 1.72]
Non-Hispanic others	0.50	[0.08, 3.25]
Education categories—Ref: high school and less
Some college	1.45	[0.60, 3.55]
College and more	1.38	[0.50, 3.79]
Current Smoker	0.74	[0.28, 1.94]
Existing conditions
Obesity	5.44***	[2.12, 13.96]
Diabetes	1.03	[0.30, 3.48]
Cancer	0.10	[0.01, 1.16]
Heart disease	0.21	[0.03, 1.48]
High blood pressure	1.38	[0.55, 3.43]
Asthma	0.96	[0.26, 3.62]
Chronic lung disease	3.05	[0.18, 52.77]
Kidney disease	1.28	[0.19, 8.68]
Autoimmune disorder	1.83	[0.51, 6.62]
New-onset symptoms at infection stage
Body aches	1.25	[0.42, 3.74]
Fatigue	0.46	[0.15, 1.45]
Cough	0.54	[0.19, 1.52]
Headache	3.37*	[1.18, 9.60]
Fever	1.06	[0.40, 2.83]
Runny or stuffy nose	1.38	[0.49, 3.84]
Loss of smell	1.58	[0.72, 3.50]
Diarrhea	1.02	[0.46, 2.27]
Sore throat	3.56*	[1.21, 10.46]
Shortness of breath	1.70	[0.52, 5.58]
Chest congestion	0.09***	[0.02, 0.35]
Sneezing	1.56	[0.58, 4.24]
Abdominal discomfort	1.26	[0.54, 2.93]
Dryskin	1.10	[0.29, 4.18]
Vomiting	0.75	[0.22, 2.64]
Skin rash	0.53	[0.11, 2.55]
Hairloss	6.94*	[1.03, 46.92]

Coefficients are reported in odds ratios.

95% confidence intervals are reported in brackets.

*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001.