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Table 2 Cumulative incidence of Long COVID-19 symptoms and signs

From: Long COVID-19 in children: an Italian cohort study

 

Primary care (n = 629)

Hospital

(n = 60)

p-value*

At least one symptom

153 (24.3)

35 (58.3)

 < 0.001

Abnormal fatigue

44 (7.0)

–-

0.026

Neurological symptoms

43 (6.8)

7(11.7)

0.188

Respiratory symptoms

38 (6.0)

11(18.3)

0.002

Psychological symptoms

31 (4.9)

22 (36.7)

 < 0.001

Muscle and joint pains

31 (4.9)

3 (5.0)

1.000

Loss of taste/smell

21 (3.3)

1(1.7)

0.712

Gastrointestinal symptoms

19 (3.0)

6 (10)

0.016

Dermatological disorders

12 (1.9)

6 (10)

0.003

Palpitations and cardiac disorders

5 (0.8)

14 (23.3)

 < 0.001

Other symptoms

4 (0.6)

19 (31.8)

 < 0.001

  1. *P values were computed by the Fisher’s exact test
  2. Number of children recruited in primary care = 629. Number of children discharged from hospital = 60. Number of cases are reported with percentages in parentheses