Table 5 Self-reported symptoms the 586 ’no past SARS-CoV-2 infection’ participants experienced March 1st to August 31st 2020. Chi-squared statistics (χ2) was used to compare the residents with the staff members
Symptom | Resident (n=183) | Staff (n=403) | Total (n=586) | χ2p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No symptoms | 161 (88.0%) | 291 (72.2%) | 452 (77.1%) | <0.0001 |
Fatigue | 4 (2.2%) | 50 (12.4%) | 54 (9.2%) | <0.0001 |
Ageusia and/or anosmia | 0 (0.0%) | 3 (0.7%) | 3 (0.5%) | 0.59 |
Headache | 1 (0.5%) | 56 (13.9%) | 57 (9.7%) | <0.0001 |
Dyspnea | 3 (1.6%) | 21 (5.2%) | 24 (4.1%) | 0.07 |
Cough | 7 (3.8%) | 30 (7.4%) | 37 (6.3%) | 0.14 |
Fever | 2 (1.1%) | 17 (4.2%) | 19 (3.2%) | 0.08 |
Pain (any) | 2 (1.1%) | 5 (1.2%) | 7 (1.2%) | 1.00 |
Muscle pain | 1 (0.5%) | 4 (1.0%) | 5 (0.9%) | 0.95 |
Joint pain | 1 (0.5%) | 4 (1%) | 5 (0.9%) | 0.95 |
Chest pain | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (0.5%) | 2 (0.3%) | 0.85 |
Abdominal pain | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (0.2%) | 1 (0.2%) | 1.00 |
Shivering | 0 (0.0%) | 21 (5.2%) | 21 (3.6%) | 0.0037 |
Sore throat | 5 (2.7%) | 52 (12.9%) | 57 (9.7%) | 0.0002 |
Diarrhoea | 4 (2.2%) | 22 (5.5%) | 26 (4.4%) | 0.12 |
Rhinitis | 4 (2.2%) | 38 (9.4%) | 42 (7.2%) | 0.0029 |
Nausea | 1 (0.5%) | 11 (2.7%) | 12 (2.0%) | 0.16 |
Anorexia | 1 (0.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (0.2%) | 0.69 |
Confused | 0 (0.0%) | 4 (1.0%) | 4 (0.7%) | 0.42 |
Worsening prior respiratory problems | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (0.5%) | 2 (0.3%) | 0.85 |
Rash | 0 (0.0%) | 5 (1.2%) | 5 (0.9%) | 0.30 |