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ArticleScientific reports2023

A Danish questionnaire study of acute symptoms of SARS-CoV-2 infection by variant, vaccination status, sex and age.

Anna Irene Vedel Sørensen, Lampros Spiliopoulos, Peter Bager, Nete Munk Nielsen, Jørgen Vinsløv Hansen, Anders Koch, Inger Kristine Meder, Anders Hviid, Steen Ethelberg

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Article in Scientific reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Anna Irene Vedel Sørensen *Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Prevention, Statens Serum Institut, 2300, Copenhagen S, Denmark. aivs@ssi.dk.
Lampros Spiliopoulos *Department of Epidemiology Research, Statens Serum Institut, 2300, Copenhagen S, Denmark.
Peter BagerDepartment of Epidemiology Research, Statens Serum Institut, 2300, Copenhagen S, Denmark.
Nete Munk NielsenDepartment of Epidemiology Research, Statens Serum Institut, 2300, Copenhagen S, Denmark.
Jørgen Vinsløv HansenDepartment of Epidemiology Research, Statens Serum Institut, 2300, Copenhagen S, Denmark.
Anders KochInfectious Disease Epidemiology and Prevention, Statens Serum Institut, 2300, Copenhagen S, Denmark.
Inger Kristine MederDepartment of Epidemiology Research, Statens Serum Institut, 2300, Copenhagen S, Denmark.
Anders HviidDepartment of Epidemiology Research, Statens Serum Institut, 2300, Copenhagen S, Denmark.
Steen EthelbergInfectious Disease Epidemiology and Prevention, Statens Serum Institut, 2300, Copenhagen S, Denmark.
Statens Serum Institut · DKCopenhagen University Hospital · DKRegion of Southern Denmark · DK

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

It is not well-described how the acute symptoms of infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) differ by variant, vaccination, sex and age. A cross-sectional questionnaire study linked to national testing- and registry data was conducted among 148,874 SARS-CoV-2 first time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test-positive individuals and corresponding date-matched symptomatic test-negative controls. Major SARS-CoV-2 variants (Index/wild type, Alpha, Delta and Omicron) were defined using periods of predominance. Risk differences (RDs) were estimated for each of 21 predefined acute symptoms comparing: (1) test-positive and -negative individuals, by variant period, (2) vaccinated and unvaccinated test-positives, by variant period, (3) individuals tested positive during the Omicron and Delta periods, by vaccination status, and (4) vaccinated Omicron test-positive and -negative individuals, by age and sex. Compared to pre-Omicron, RDs between test-positive and test-negative individuals during the Omicron period were lower for most symptoms. RDs for altered sense of smell (dysosmia) and taste (dysgeusia) were highest for Delta (RD = 50.8 (49.4-52.0) and RD = 54.7 (53.4-56.0), respectively) and lowest for Omicron (RD = 12.8 (12.1-13.5) and RD = 11.8 (11.1-12.4), respectively). Across variants, vaccinated individuals reported fewer symptoms. During Omicron, females and 30-59 year-old participants reported more symptoms.

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COVID-19Cross-Sectional StudiesDenmarkFemaleHumansSARS-CoV-2Vaccination

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