Time to resolution of respiratory and systemic coronavirus disease 2019 symptoms in community setting.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To assess the time to resolution of respiratory and systemic symptoms and their associated factors in outpatients during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

Methods

Cohort study including adult outpatients, managed with Covidom, a telesurveillance solution, with RT-PCR-confirmed diagnosis, from 9 March 2020 until 23 February 2021. Follow up was 30 days after symptom onset.

Results

Among the 9667 patients included, mean age was 43.2 ± 14.0 years, and 67.5% were female (n = 6522). Median body mass index (BMI) was 25.0 kg/m² (interquartile range 22.1-28.8 kg/m²). Main co-morbidities were: hypertension (12.9%; n = 1247), asthma (11.0%; n = 1063) and diabetes mellitus (5.5%; n = 527). The most frequent symptom during follow up

SUBMITTER: Dinh A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8413093 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature