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 | 
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.