Persistent symptoms and risk factors predicting prolonged time to symptom-free after SARS‑CoV‑2 infection : an analysis of the baseline examination of the German COVIDOM/NAPKON-POP cohort

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PURPOSE: We aimed to assess symptoms in patients after SARS-CoV-2 infection and to identify factors predicting prolonged time to symptom-free.

METHODS: COVIDOM/NAPKON-POP is a population-based prospective cohort of adults whose first on-site visits were scheduled ≥ 6 months after a positive SARS-CoV-2 PCR test. Retrospective data including self-reported symptoms and time to symptom-free were collected during the survey before a site visit. In the survival analyses, being symptom-free served as the event and time to be symptom-free as the time variable. Data were visualized with Kaplan-Meier curves, differences were tested with log-rank tests. A stratified Cox proportional hazard model was used to estimate adjusted hazard ratios (aHRs) of predictors, with aHR < 1 indicating a longer time to symptom-free.

RESULTS: Of 1175 symptomatic participants included in the present analysis, 636 (54.1%) reported persistent symptoms after 280 days (SD 68) post infection. 25% of participants were free from symptoms after 18 days [quartiles: 14, 21]. Factors associated with prolonged time to symptom-free were age 49-59 years compared to < 49 years (aHR 0.70, 95% CI 0.56-0.87), female sex (aHR 0.78, 95% CI 0.65-0.93), lower educational level (aHR 0.77, 95% CI 0.64-0.93), living with a partner (aHR 0.81, 95% CI 0.66-0.99), low resilience (aHR 0.65, 95% CI 0.47-0.90), steroid treatment (aHR 0.22, 95% CI 0.05-0.90) and no medication (aHR 0.74, 95% CI 0.62-0.89) during acute infection.

CONCLUSION: In the studied population, COVID-19 symptoms had resolved in one-quarter of participants within 18 days, and in 34.5% within 28 days. Over half of the participants reported COVID-19-related symptoms 9 months after infection. Symptom persistence was predominantly determined by participant's characteristics that are difficult to modify.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:51

Enthalten in:

Infection - 51(2023), 6 vom: 25. Dez., Seite 1679-1694

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Shi, Yanyan [VerfasserIn]
Strobl, Ralf [VerfasserIn]
Apfelbacher, Christian [VerfasserIn]
Bahmer, Thomas [VerfasserIn]
Geisler, Ramsia [VerfasserIn]
Heuschmann, Peter [VerfasserIn]
Horn, Anna [VerfasserIn]
Hoven, Hanno [VerfasserIn]
Keil, Thomas [VerfasserIn]
Krawczak, Michael [VerfasserIn]
Krist, Lilian [VerfasserIn]
Lemhöfer, Christina [VerfasserIn]
Lieb, Wolfgang [VerfasserIn]
Lorenz-Depiereux, Bettina [VerfasserIn]
Mikolajczyk, Rafael [VerfasserIn]
Montellano, Felipe A [VerfasserIn]
Reese, Jens Peter [VerfasserIn]
Schreiber, Stefan [VerfasserIn]
Skoetz, Nicole [VerfasserIn]
Störk, Stefan [VerfasserIn]
Vehreschild, Jörg Janne [VerfasserIn]
Witzenrath, Martin [VerfasserIn]
Grill, Eva [VerfasserIn]
NAPKON Study Group [VerfasserIn]
Vehreschild, Maria J G T [Sonstige Person]
Vehreschild, Jörg J [Sonstige Person]
Dashti, Hiwa [Sonstige Person]
Laumerich, Barbara [Sonstige Person]
Pociuli, Oliver [Sonstige Person]
Büchner, Nikolaus [Sonstige Person]
Adler, Sabine [Sonstige Person]
Lehmann, Mathias [Sonstige Person]
Tasci, Selcuk [Sonstige Person]
Jorczyk, Maximilian [Sonstige Person]
Keller, Thomas [Sonstige Person]
Schroth, Michael [Sonstige Person]
Hower, Martin [Sonstige Person]
Eberwein, Lukas [Sonstige Person]
Zimmermann, Tim [Sonstige Person]
Herkenrath, Simon-Dominik [Sonstige Person]
Milovanovic, Milena [Sonstige Person]
Pauli, Ramona [Sonstige Person]
Simon, Jörg [Sonstige Person]
Hamelmann, Eckard [Sonstige Person]
Stellbrink, Christoph [Sonstige Person]
Tebbe, Johannes-Josef [Sonstige Person]
Stieglitz, Sven [Sonstige Person]
Wyen, Christoph [Sonstige Person]
Bosch, Jan [Sonstige Person]
Steinmüller, Mirko [Sonstige Person]
Allerlei, Christoph [Sonstige Person]
Böbel, Markus [Sonstige Person]
Heinitz, Elke Natascha [Sonstige Person]
Roecken, Ariane [Sonstige Person]
Münckle-Krimly, Andrea [Sonstige Person]
Guderian, Christiane [Sonstige Person]
Silberbaur, Ingmar [Sonstige Person]
Schäfer, Harald [Sonstige Person]
Raichle, Claudia [Sonstige Person]
Spinner, Christoph [Sonstige Person]
Schmeck, Bernd [Sonstige Person]
Altmann, Heidi [Sonstige Person]
Toepfner, Nicole [Sonstige Person]
Schmidt, Wolfgang [Sonstige Person]
Jensen, Björn [Sonstige Person]
Kremer, Andreas [Sonstige Person]
Blaschke, Sabine [Sonstige Person]
Dutzmann, Jochen [Sonstige Person]
Addo, Marylyn [Sonstige Person]
Bals, Robert [Sonstige Person]
Bercker, Sven [Sonstige Person]
Tepasse, Phil-Robin [Sonstige Person]
Hanses, Frank [Sonstige Person]
Müller-Wieland, Dirk [Sonstige Person]
Friedrichs, Anette [Sonstige Person]
Rupp, Jan [Sonstige Person]
Göpel, Siri [Sonstige Person]
Maschmann, Jens [Sonstige Person]
Dhillon, Christine [Sonstige Person]
Nattermann, Jacob [Sonstige Person]
Voigt, Ingo [Sonstige Person]
Obst, Wilfred [Sonstige Person]
Sprinzl, Martin Franz [Sonstige Person]
Scheer, Christian [Sonstige Person]
Teufel, Andreas [Sonstige Person]
Günther, Ulf [Sonstige Person]
Witzenrath, Martin [Sonstige Person]
Keil, Thomas [Sonstige Person]
Zoller, Thomas [Sonstige Person]
Schmidt, Sein [Sonstige Person]
Hummel, Michael [Sonstige Person]
Krist, Lilian [Sonstige Person]
Fricke, Julia [Sonstige Person]
Rönnefarth, Maria [Sonstige Person]
Treue, Denise [Sonstige Person]
Kretzler, Ludie [Sonstige Person]
Dang-Heine, Chantip [Sonstige Person]
Triller, Paul [Sonstige Person]
Jooß, Andreas [Sonstige Person]
Schlesinger, Jenny [Sonstige Person]
Liseweski, Natalja [Sonstige Person]
Pley, Christina [Sonstige Person]
Scheibenbogen, Carmen [Sonstige Person]
Hoeper, Marius [Sonstige Person]
Reuken, Philipp A [Sonstige Person]
von Bergwelt, Michael [Sonstige Person]
Noth, Rainer [Sonstige Person]
Drömann, Daniel [Sonstige Person]
Vehreschild, Maria J G T [Sonstige Person]
Rieg, Siegbert [Sonstige Person]
Vadasz, Istvan [Sonstige Person]
Koehler, Philipp A [Sonstige Person]
Merle, Uta [Sonstige Person]
Schreiber, Stefan [Sonstige Person]
Heuschmann, Peter [Sonstige Person]
Störk, Stefan [Sonstige Person]
Friedrichs, Anette [Sonstige Person]
Petersmann, Astrid [Sonstige Person]
Ellert, Claudia [Sonstige Person]
Schmidt, Georg [Sonstige Person]
Vehreschild, Janne [Sonstige Person]
Milger, Katrin [Sonstige Person]
von Lilienfeld, Marie [Sonstige Person]
Witzenrath, Martin [Sonstige Person]

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Themen:

COVID-19
Journal Article
Long COVID
Post-COVID syndrome
Risk factors
Time to symptom-free

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Date Completed 23.11.2023

Date Revised 23.11.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s15010-023-02043-6

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM357336097