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Volume 27, Number 2—February 2021

Synopsis

Symptom Profiles and Progression in Hospitalized and Nonhospitalized Patients with Coronavirus Disease, Colorado, USA, 2020

Grace M. Vahey1Comments to Author , Kristen E. Marshall1, Emily McDonald, Stacey W. Martin, Jacqueline E. Tate, Claire M. Midgley, Marie E. Killerby, Breanna Kawasaki, Rachel K. Herlihy, Nisha B. Alden, J. Erin Staples, and on behalf of the Colorado Investigation Team2
Author affiliations: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA (G.M. Vahey, E. McDonald, S.W. Martin, J.E. Staples); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (K.E. Marshall, J.E. Tate, C.M. Midgley, M.E. Killerby); Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Denver, Colorado, USA (K.E. Marshall, B. Kawasaki, R.K. Herlihy, N.B. Alden)

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Table 3

Initial symptom reported by 364 hospitalized and nonhospitalized patients with laboratory-confirmed coronavirus disease, Colorado, USA, March 2020*

Symptom No. (%)
Hospitalized, n = 128 Nonhospitalized, n = 236
Cough 32 (25) 49 (21)
Fever 32 (25) 47 (20)
Fatigue 17 (13) 44 (19)
Headache 14 (11) 45 (19)
Myalgia 14 (11) 38 (16)
Sore throat† 5 (4) 30 (13)
Chills 11 (9) 19 (8)
Nasal congestion 2 (2) 12 (5)
Dyspnea 8 (6) 6 (3)
Ageusia 1 (1) 7 (3)
Diarrhea 2 (2) 6 (3)
Anosmia 1 (1) 6 (3)
Rhinorrhea 2 (2) 5 (2)
Chest pain 1 (1) 5 (2)
Abdominal pain 3 (2) 2 (1)
Altered mental status 4 (3) 1 (<1)
Sweats 2 (2) 2 (1)
Wheezing 1 (1) 2 (1)
Vomiting 2 (2) 1 (<1)
Dehydration 1 (1) 1 (<1)
Anorexia 1 (1) 1 (<1)
Nausea 0 1 (<1)
Seizures 1 (1) 0
Conjunctivitis 0 0
Rash 0 0
Lymphadenopathy 0 0

*Reported symptoms are not mutually exclusive.
†Indicates statistical significance with nonhospitalization.

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1These authors contributed equally to this article.

2Members of the team are listed at the end of this article.

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