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. 2023 Feb 11;53(4):104673. doi: 10.1016/j.idnow.2023.104673

Table 3.

Evolution of Self-Reported Long-COVID Symptoms over 1 Year of Follow-Up According to Initial SARS-CoV-2 Status.

Month 6
Month 9
Month 12
Symptom COVID+
No. (%)
COVID–
No. (%)
P COVID+
No. (%)
COVID–
No. (%)
P COVID+
No. (%)
COVID–
No. (%)
P
Long-COVID 108/201 (53.7) 19/61 (31.2) 0.002 74/134 (55.2) 7/30 (23.3) 0.002 83/153 (54.3) 18/45 (40.0) 0.13
Difficulty concentrating 53/190 (27.9) 12/55 (21.8) 0.27 37/131 (28.2) 2/27 (7.4) 0.026 46/143 (32.9) 5/40 (12.5) 0.016
Asthenia 43/201 (21.4) 6/61 (9.8) 0.06 35/134 (26.1) 3/30 (10.0) 0.09 30/153 (19.6) 7/45 (15.6) 0.67
Sleep disorder 40/201 (19.9) 6/61 (9.8) 0.08 34/134 (25.4) 2/30 (6.7) 0.03 41/153 (26.8) 8/45 (17.8) 0.25
Headaches 28/201 (13.9) 4/61 (6.6) 0.18 15/134 (11.2) 1/30 (3.3) 0.31 21/152 (13.8) 6/45 (13.3) 1
Cough 19/201 (9.5) 3/61 (4.9) 0.43 15/134 (11.2) 0/30 (0.0) 0.08 14/153 (9.2) 6/45 (13.3) 0.41
Anosmia 18/201 (9.0) 1/61 (1.6) 0.09 12/134 (9.0) 0/30 (0.0) 0.13 11/151 (7.3) 1/44 (2.3) 0.31
Pruritis 18/201 (9.0) 2/61 (3.3) 0.18 9/134 (6.7) 3/30 (10.0) 0.46 13/151 (8.6) 2/45 (4.4) 0.53
Anxiety 13/196 (6.6) 4/57 (7.0) 1 6/133 (4.5) 1/29 (3.5) 1 8/150(5.3) 2/44 (4.6) 1
Dyspnea 12/201 (6.0) 0/61 (0.0) 0.07 7/134 (5.2) 0/30 (0.0) 0.35 6/153 (3.9) 2/45 (4.4) 1
Digestive disorders 12/201 (6.0) 2/461 (3.3) 0.53 7/134 (5.2) 0/30 (0.0) 0.35 8/152 (5.3) 0/45 (0.0) 0.20
Chest pain 7/32 (21.9) - - 4/27 (14.8) - - 3/29 (10.3) - -
Ageusia 5/201 (2.5) 0/61 (0.0) 0.59 3/134 (2.2) 0/30 (0.0) 1 3/151 (2.0) 1/44 (2.3) 1
Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Mean (SD)
Number of symptoms 1.40 (1.72) 0.67 (1.29) 0.002 1.43 (1.70) 0.43 (0.97) 0.002 1.41 (1.84) 0.93 (1.64) 0.008

SD: standard deviation.