Prevalence and Correlates of Long COVID Symptoms Among US Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Persistence of COVID-19 symptoms beyond 2 months, or long COVID, is increasingly recognized as a common sequela of acute infection.

Objectives

To estimate the prevalence of and sociodemographic factors associated with long COVID and to identify whether the predominant variant at the time of infection and prior vaccination status are associated with differential risk.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study comprised 8 waves of a nonprobability internet survey conducted between February 5, 2021, and July 6, 2022, among individuals aged 18 years or older, inclusive of all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Main outcomes and measures

Long COVID, defined as reporting continued COVID-19 symptoms beyond 2 months after the initial

SUBMITTER: Perlis RH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9614581 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature