Table 2.
Symptoms during the acute phase in Faroese individuals infected with Omicron in January 2022 and adult controls the week before answering the survey.
| All cases | Adults casesa | Children casesb | Adult controla | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total (n) | 4506 | 3373 | 1133 | 516 |
| Symptoms, n (%)c | ||||
| Yes | 4361 (96.9) | 3303 (98.0) | 1058 (93.5) | 401 (78.8) |
| No | 142 (3.2) | 68 (2.0) | 74 (6.5) | 108 (21.2) |
| Number of symptomsc | ||||
| Median (5%–95% percentile) | 10 (1–19) | 11 (2–20) | 8 (0–16) | 3 (0–13) |
| Number of symptoms, n (%)c | ||||
| 0 | 142 (3.2) | 68 (2.0) | 74 (6.5) | 108 (21.2) |
| 1–2 | 277 (6.2) | 137 (4.1) | 140 (12.4) | 104 (20.4) |
| 3–5 | 544 (12.1) | 340 (10.1) | 204 (18.0) | 128 (25.1) |
| 6–8 | 711 (15.8) | 494 (14.7) | 217 (19.2) | 85 (16.7) |
| 9–12 | 1225 (27.2) | 944 (28.0) | 281 (24.8) | 56 (11.0) |
| 13–15 | 795 (17.7) | 659 (19.5) | 136 (12.0) | 12 (2.4) |
| ≥16 | 809 (18.0) | 729 (21.6) | 80 (7.1) | 16 (3.1) |
| Assessed severity of symptoms, n (%)c,e | ||||
| Mild | 4147 (92.0) | 3178 (94.2) | 969 (85.5) | 376 (73.9) |
| Moderate | 3798 (84.3) | 2934 (87.0) | 864 (76.3) | 199 (39.1) |
| Severe | 2825 (62.7) | 2260 (67.0) | 565 (49.9) | 76 (14.9) |
| Overall assessed severity of illness, n (%)d | ||||
| Asymptomatic | 354 (7.9) | 213 (6.3) | 141 (12.4) | NA |
| Mild course | 2041 (45.4) | 1465 (43.5) | 576 (50.8) | NA |
| Moderate course | 1520 (33.8) | 1203 (35.7) | 317 (28.0) | NA |
| Severe course | 571 (12.7) | 473 (14.1) | 98 (8.7) | NA |
| Don't know | 13 (0.3) | 12 (0.4) | 1 (0.1) | NA |
a
≥16 years
b
<16 years;
Data missing:
c
n = 3 (cases), n = 8 (controls)
d
n = 7 (cases).
e
Participants were asked to rate severity of any symptom separately, thus numbers in the column add up to more than the total number of participants.