Abstract

Post coronavirus disease-19 (post COVID-19) is mainly studied in clinical populations and less is known about post COVID-19 in a young general population. The aim of the study is to investigate the prevalence and symptoms of post COVID-19 and its potential risk factors in young adults. Participants from the Swedish population-based birth cohort BAMSE were included (n = 2022, mean age 26.5 years). Post COVID-19 was assessed through a questionnaire and defined as symptoms after confirmed COVID-19 (registry-based or self-reported positive test) lasting for ≥ 2 months. In total, 681 participants had had confirmed COVID-19. Among them, 112 (16.5%) fulfilled the definition of post COVID-19 (17.8% in females, 14.5% in males, p = 0.26). The most common post COVID-19 symptoms were altered smell and taste (68.8%), dyspnea (33.7%) and fatigue (30.4%). Overall, no major risk factors for post COVID-19 were identified except for being bedbound during COVID-19. However, asthma and rhinitis were associated with the post COVID-19 symptom dyspnea, migraine with altered smell and taste, and lower self-rated health with fatigue. In conclusion, post COVID-19 symptoms are common, also among young adults in the general population. Although not life-threatening, it could have a considerable impact on public health due to the high prevalence and long-term symptoms.

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Title
Post COVID-19 symptoms are common, also among young adults in the general population
Author
Mogensen, Ida 1 ; Ekström, Sandra 2 ; Hallberg, Jenny 3 ; Georgelis, Antonios 4 ; Melén, Erik 5 ; Bergström, Anna 4 ; Kull, Inger 6 

 Karolinska Institutet, Department of Clinical Science and Education Södersjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden (GRID:grid.4714.6) (ISNI:0000 0004 1937 0626); Center for Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Region Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden (GRID:grid.425979.4) (ISNI:0000 0001 2326 2191) 
 Karolinska Institutet, Department of Clinical Science and Education Södersjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden (GRID:grid.4714.6) (ISNI:0000 0004 1937 0626); Center for Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Region Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden (GRID:grid.425979.4) (ISNI:0000 0001 2326 2191); Karolinska Institutet, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Stockholm, Sweden (GRID:grid.4714.6) (ISNI:0000 0004 1937 0626) 
 Karolinska Institutet, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Stockholm, Sweden (GRID:grid.4714.6) (ISNI:0000 0004 1937 0626); Sachs’ Children and Youth Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden (GRID:grid.416452.0) 
 Center for Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Region Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden (GRID:grid.425979.4) (ISNI:0000 0001 2326 2191); Karolinska Institutet, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Stockholm, Sweden (GRID:grid.4714.6) (ISNI:0000 0004 1937 0626) 
 Karolinska Institutet, Department of Clinical Science and Education Södersjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden (GRID:grid.4714.6) (ISNI:0000 0004 1937 0626); Karolinska Institutet, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Stockholm, Sweden (GRID:grid.4714.6) (ISNI:0000 0004 1937 0626); Sachs’ Children and Youth Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden (GRID:grid.416452.0) 
 Karolinska Institutet, Department of Clinical Science and Education Södersjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden (GRID:grid.4714.6) (ISNI:0000 0004 1937 0626); Sachs’ Children and Youth Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden (GRID:grid.416452.0) 
Pages
11300
Publication year
2023
Publication date
2023
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
e-ISSN
20452322
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2836139956
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© The Author(s) 2023. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.