Table 3 Symptoms at 6Â months in the included patients
|  | Respondersa (n = 115) | New disability | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (n = 42) | No (n = 66) | p value | ||
Any symptom—no. (%) | 82 (71.3) | 34 (81.0) | 46 (69.7) | 0.261 |
Number of symptoms—no. (%) |  |  |  | 0.001 |
1 | 23 (20.0) | 3 (7.1) | 20 (30.3) | Â |
2 | 9 (7.8) | 3 (7.1) | 6 (9.1) | Â |
 ≥ 3 | 50 (43.5) | 28 (66.7) | 20 (30.3) |  |
Symptoms—no. (%) |  |  |  |  |
Shortness of breath | 40 (34.8) | 26 (61.9) | 14 (21.2) |  < 0.001 |
Loss of strength | 25 (21.7) | 19 (45.2) | 6 (9.1) |  < 0.001 |
Fatigue | 22 (19.1) | 11 (26.2) | 10 (15.2) | 0.213 |
Persistent cough | 16 (13.9) | 10 (23.8) | 6 (9.1) | 0.051 |
Loss of taste | 14 (12.2) | 9 (21.4) | 5 (7.6) | 0.044 |
Loss of smell | 14 (12.2) | 9 (21.4) | 4 (6.1) | 0.030 |
Headache | 12 (10.4) | 7 (16.7) | 3 (4.5) | 0.045 |
Persistent chest pain | 8 (7.0) | 5 (11.9) | 2 (3.0) | 0.107 |
Palpitations | 8 (7.0) | 4 (9.5) | 4 (6.1) | 0.709 |
Myalgia/arthralgia | 8 (7.0) | 3 (7.1) | 5 (7.6) | 0.999 |
Loss of sensation | 7 (6.1) | 4 (9.5) | 3 (4.5) | 0.427 |
Hair loss | 6 (5.2) | 3 (7.1) | 3 (4.5) | 0.676 |
Weight loss | 6 (5.2) | 3 (7.1) | 3 (4.5) | 0.676 |
Anxiety | 5 (4.3) | 3 (7.1) | 2 (3.0) | 0.375 |
Other | 28 (24.3) | 15 (35.7) | 12 (18.2) | 0.067 |