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Table 2 Comparison between medical personnel and non-medical personnel group as clinical manifestation (N = 1200)

From: Severity scoring system of COVID-19 in Egyptian medical personnel versus non-medical personnel: a prospective cohort study

Symptom

Medical personnel group (N = 600)

Non-medical personnel group (N = 600)

Mild

N = 120 (20%)

Moderate

N = 233 (38.8%)

Severe

N = 247 (41.66%)

Mild

N = 358

(59.66%)

Moderate

N = 152 (25.33%)

Severe

N = 90 (15%)

P value

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

Fever

34

28.3%

55

23.6%

21

8.5%

50

13.9%

36

23%

8

8.8%

0.99

Fatigue

10

8.3%

18

7.72%

5

2%

17

4.7%

10

6.5%

2

2.2%

0.82

Cough

5

4.1%

30

12.8%

66

26.7%

21

5.8%

22

14.4%

20

22.2%

*0.05

Dyspnea

2

1.6%

39

16.7%

78

31.5%

61

17%

39

25.6%

22

24.4%

*0.003

Diarrhoea

4

3.3%

11

4.7%

5

2%

22

6.1%

15

9.8%

2

2.2%

0.97

Headache

10

8.3%

28

12%

6

2.4%

101

28%

3

1.9%

1

1.1%

0.66

Loss of smell and taste

53

44.1%

31

13.3%

3

1.2%

81

22.6%

12

7.8%

1

1.1%

0.59

Confusion

0

0

4

1.7%

26

10.5%

2

0.55%

7

4.6%

21

23.3%

*0.45

Chest pain

2

1.6%

17

7.2%

37

14.9%

3

0.83%

8

5.2%

13

14.4%

0.98

  1. N, number
  2. *Significant at p < 0.05