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  • Infectious Diseases

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  • Health symptoms are prevalent in the general population.
  • Limited research exists on symptom variations across different COVID-19 infection statuses.
  • Understanding these differences is crucial for managing post-pandemic health.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare health symptom prevalence, duration, and severity among individuals with post-COVID-19 syndrome, those who recovered fully from COVID-19 (ex-COVID), and non-infected individuals.
  • To investigate symptom variations in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • To provide insights into the long-term health impacts of COVID-19 infection.

Main Methods:

  • A 2022 nation-wide cross-sectional health survey (315,586 respondents) was combined with electronic health record (EHR) data (29,797 patients).
  • Analysis included the prevalence, number, duration, and severity of individual symptoms.
  • Statistical methods were employed to compare symptom reporting across the three groups.

Main Results:

  • Individuals with post-COVID-19 reported significantly more, longer-lasting, and more severe symptoms than the ex-COVID group.
  • Post-COVID-19 individuals also experienced more, longer-lasting, and more severe symptoms compared to non-infected individuals.
  • The ex-COVID group reported more symptoms than the non-infected, but with shorter duration and lower severity.

Conclusions:

  • Significant variations in symptomatology exist following COVID-19 infection.
  • Post-COVID-19 syndrome is associated with a substantially higher burden of symptoms compared to resolved COVID-19 or no infection.
  • This study provides novel comparative data on symptom experiences across different COVID-19 infection outcomes.