Scientists from CDC found that the prevalence of certain symptoms and conditions is increased at 31 to 150 days following testing in people who test positive for COVID-19.
The research is published in JAMA Network Open and was conducted by Alfonso C. Hernandez-Romieu et al.
In the study, the team analyzed electronic health record data for 338,024 people aged younger than 20 years and 1,790,886 people aged 20 years or older who were tested for SARS-CoV-2 from March to December 2020.
The new diagnoses of select symptoms and conditions were examined between 31 and 150 days after testing.
The team found 168,701 persons aged 20 years or older and 26,665 aged younger than 20 years tested positive for SARS-CoV-2.
Among hospitalized patients, shortness of breath was more common for people with a positive versus negative test result.
Among non-hospitalized patients aged 20 years or older, shortness of breath was also more common for those with a positive versus negative test result.
Among hospitalized patients aged 20 years or older, those with a positive versus negative result had an increased prevalence of new fatigue and type 2 diabetes.
These results suggest the need for health care professionals and patients to monitor for the development of new symptoms and conditions beyond the first month after SARS-CoV-2 infection, particularly for individuals who required hospitalization for acute COVID-19.
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