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Table 4 Symptoms of long COVID according to age groups

From: Long-term effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection in hospitalized children: findings from an Italian single-center study

Symptom

< 2 years

(n = 7)

2–10 years

(n = 5)

> 10 years

(n = 7)

Total

(n = 19)

Weight loss

2 (28.6%)

3 (60.0%)

1 (14.3%)

6 (31.6%)

Inappetence

2 (28.6%)

2 (40.0%)

1 (14.3%)

5 (26.3%)

Fatigue

0 (0,0%)

1 (20.0%)

3 (42.8%)

4 (21.1%)

Sleep disorders

3 (42.8%)

0 (0.0%)

1 (14.3%)

4 (21.1%)

Chronic cough

0 (0.0%)

2 (40.0%)

2 (28.6%)

4 (21.1%)

Wheezing

1 (14.3%)

1 (10.0%)

0 (0.0%)

2 (10.5%)

Abdominal pain

0 (0.0%)

1 (33.3%)

1 (14.3%)

2 (10.5%)

Mood disorders

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

2 (28.6%)

2 (10.5%)

Headache

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

1 (14.3%)

1 (5.3%)

Cognitive alterations

1 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

1 (5.3%)

Muscle aches

0 (0.0%)

1 (0.0%)

1 (14.3%)

2 (10.5%)

Joint pain or swelling

0 (0.0%)

1 (100%)

0 (0.0%)

1 (10.5%)

Tachycardia

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)