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Table 2 Symptoms of patients tested negative and positive for COVID-19

From: Risk factors for a positive SARS-CoV-2 PCR in patients with common cold symptoms in a primary care setting – a retrospective analysis based on a joint documentation standard

Variable

COVID-19 negative (n = 285)

COVID-19 positive (n = 26)

P-value

Cough (n, %)

214

75.1

19

73.1

0.815

Sore throat (n, %)

120

42.1

5

19.2

0.023

Fatigue (n, %)

89

31.2

5

19.2

0.266

Fever (n, %)

84

29.5

9

34.6

0.655

Nasal congestion (n, %)

84

29.5

5

19.2

0.366

Muscle pain (n, %)

59

20.7

7

26.9

0.456

Dyspnea (n, %)

56

19.6

4

15.4

0.796

Headache (n, %)

47

16.5

3

11.5

0.780

Anorexia (n, %)

28

9.8

2

7.7

1.000

Diarrhea (n, %)

23

8.1

1

3.8

0.706

Anosmia (n, %)

22

7.7

7

26.9

0.006

Chills (n, %)

20

7.0

5

19.2

0.045

Nausea (n, %)

11

3.9

0

0.0

0.608

Vomiting (n, %)

4

1.4

0

0.0

1.000

Other symptoms (n, %)

37

13.0

3

11.5

1.000

  1. Asymptomatic patients (n = 63) were excluded in this table