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Table 2 Long-term manifestations of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Egypt. Frequencies calculated by meta-analysis of reported studies

From: Exploring the prevalence and factors associated with post-acute COVID syndrome in Egypt: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Symptoms

Number of Studies

Point estimate %

95% CI Lower limit %

95% CI Upper limit %

Q-value

P-value

I-squared

Fatigue

9

48.1

32.3

64.2

555.6

<ā€‰0.001

98.6

Bone ache or myalgia

5

32.9

12.5

62.8

406.8

<ā€‰0.001

99.0

Anorexia

2

32.8

17.7

52.5

35.5

<ā€‰0.001

97.2

Anxiety

5

31.5

19.4

11.2

110.2

<ā€‰0.001

96.4

Dyspnea

6

19.9

14.6

26.7

46.9

<ā€‰0.001

89.3

Depression

5

19.5

11.9

30.1

77.8

<ā€‰0.001

94.9

Arthralgia

6

17.8

7.3

37.1

292.8

<ā€‰0.001

98.3

Cough

6

17.6

8.1

34.3

263.9

<ā€‰0.001

98.1

Fever

5

16.8

7.0

35.3

202.3

<ā€‰0.001

98.0

Anosmia

6

15.7

6.5

33.0

399.5

<ā€‰0.001

98.7

Insomnia

4

15.6

11.7

20.6

10.9

<ā€‰0.001

72.5

Diarrhea

4

15.3

8.5

26.0

38.2

<ā€‰0.001

92.1

Headache

7

14.9

6.8

29.6

412.4

<ā€‰0.001

98.5

Chest pain

2

14.4

2.9

48.8

65.6

<ā€‰0.001

98.5

Ageusia

6

14.4

5.4

33.5

455.4

<ā€‰0.001

98.9

Cognitive impairment

3

13.7

7.5

23.7

23.0

<ā€‰0.001

91.3

Hypersomnia

2

13.4

9.7

18.1

0.2

0.6

0.0

Neuropathic pain

2

12.8

11.4

14.4

0.5

0.5

0.0

Abdominal pain

2

11.9

4.5

28.0

7.9

<ā€‰0.001

87.4

Dizziness

2

11.4

6.5

19.4

3.5

0.1

71.1

obsessiveā€“compulsive disorder

2

9.2

2.6

27.6

15.8

<ā€‰0.001

93.7

Tinnitus

2

8.3

7.1

9.7

0.7

0.4

0.0

Sore throat

4

7.1

1.5

28.2

148.6

<ā€‰0.001

98.0

Vomiting or nausea

4

6.4

2.9

13.3

27.7

<ā€‰0.001

89.2

Skin rash

3

4.9

3.2

7.4

3.0

0.2

34.2

Tingling and numbness

2

3.9

2.6

5.7

0.7

0.4

0.0