Persistent symptoms 1.5–6 months after COVID-19 in non-hospitalised subjects: a population-based cohort study. Issue 4 (3rd December 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Stavem, Knut; Ghanima, Waleed; Olsen, Magnus Kringstad; Gilboe, Hanne Margrethe; Einvik, Gunnar
• Is Part Of: Thorax. Volume 76:Issue 4(2021)
• Page Start: 405
• Page End: 407
• Publication Date: 2020-12-03
• Subjects: viral infection -- pneumonia -- clinical epidemiology; Chest -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Thorax; Chest -- Diseases; Periodicals; Periodicals; 617.54
• DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2020-216377
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0040-6376

Abstract

Abstract : This study assessed symptoms and their determinants 1.5–6 months after symptom onset in non-hospitalised subjects with confirmed COVID-19 until 1 June 2020, in a geographically defined area. We invited 938 subjects; 451 (48%) responded. They reported less symptoms after 1.5–6 months than during COVID-19; median (IQR) 0 (0–2) versus 8 (6–11), respectively (p<0.001); 53% of women and 67% of men were symptom free, while 16% reported dyspnoea, 12% loss/disturbance of smell, and 10% loss/disturbance of taste. In multivariable analysis, having persistent symptoms was associated with the number of comorbidities and number of symptoms during the acute COVID-19 phase.