Table 1 Patient characteristics

Total, n

158

76

82

Female sex, n (%)

100 (63.3%)

45 (59.2%)

55 (67.1%)

Age (years), mean [SD]

54.1 [12.3]

55.0 [12.6]

53.3 [12.0]

Post-COVID condition

 Post-COVID condition

76 (48.1%)

 No post-COVID condition

82 (51.9%)

Self-perceived severity acute phase, n (%)

 Hardly any to no symptoms

30 (19.0%)

7 (9.2%)

23 (28.1%)

 Comparable to cold

70 (44.3%)

27 (35.5%)

43 (52.4%)

 Very ill, but not hospitalized

46 (29.1%)

30 (39.5%)

16 (19.5%)

 Hospitalized

12 (7.6%)

12 (15.8%)

0 (0%)

Chronic illnesses, n (%)

 0

90 (57.0%)

42 (55.3%)

48 (58.5%)

 1

27 (17.1%)

10 (13.2%)

17 (20.7%)

 2+

41 (26.0%)

24 (31.6%)

17 (20.7%)

Body Mass Index, n (%)

 < 18.5 (underweight)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

 18.5–25 (healthy weight)

54 (34.2%)

16 (21.1%)

38 (46.3%)

 25–30 (overweight)

83 (52.5%

46 (60.5%)

37 (45.1%)

 > 30 (obese)

21 (13.3%)

14 (18.4%)

7 (8.5%)

Level of education, n (%)

 Low

39 (24.7%)

30 (39.5%)

9 (11.0%)

 Middle

52 (32.9%)

23 (30.3%)

29 (35.3%)

 High

67 (42.4%)

23 (30.3%)

44 (53.7%)

Social support, mean [SD]

8.6 [3.3]

8.8 [3.3]

8.4 [3.4]

Resilience, mean [SD]

27.1 [5.5]

26.0 [6.2]

28.1 [4.6]

Inadequate health literacy, n (%)

2 (1.3%)

0 (0%)

2 (2.4%)

Migration background, n (%)

11 (7.0%)

7 (9.2%)

4 (4.9%)

Smoking, n (%)

 No, never smoked

76 (48.1%)

35 (46.1%)

41 (50.0%)

 No, but former smoker

72 (45.6%)

35 (46.1%)

37 (45.1%)

 Yes, current smoker

10 (6.3%)

6 (7.9%)

4 (4.9%)