Table 8 Single regression analyses of all covariates on the physical component and mental component of quality of life

Sex (male = reference)

Female

-0.29 (-2.88; 2.30)

0.83

0.40 (-1.86; 2.66)

0.73

Age (18–53 = reference)

54 and over

-1.83 (-4.31; 0.66)

0.15

1.96 (-0.19; 4.13)

0.07

Time (Q1 = reference)

Q2

2.82 (1.58; 4.07)

< 0.01

0.71 (-0.56; 1.99)

0.28

Q3

3.82 (2.40; 5.24)

< 0.01

0.39 (-1.07; 1.86)

0.60

Physical HRQoL prior to SARS-CoV-2 infection

0.46 (0.26; 0.66)

< 0.01

Mental HRQoL prior to SARS-CoV-2 infection

0.77 (0.62; 0.92)

< 0.01

Symptoms (Hardly any to no symptoms = reference)

Comparable to cold

-2.45 (-5.60; 0.71)

0.12

0.91 (-2.05; 3.88)

0.55

Very ill, but not hospitalized

-6.21 (-9.58; -2.85)

< 0.01

-1.25 (-4.43; 1.93)

0.44

Hospitalized

-11.42 (-16.27; -6.58)

< 0.01

-0.38 (-5.00; 4.24)

0.87

Social support

-0.29 (-0.67; 0.08)

0.12

-0.31 (-0.64; 0.012)

0.06

Resilience

0.37 (0.15; 0.59)

< 0.01

0.40 (0.21; 0.59)

< 0.01

PCC

-9.68 (-11.72; -7.65)

< 0.01

-4.82 (-6.87; -2.77)

< 0.01

Migration background (No = reference)

Yes

-0.90 (-5.75; 3.95)

0.72

-2.82 (-7.074; 1.43)

0.19

Chronic comorbidities (No = reference)

1

0.35 (-3.01; 3.72)

0.84

-2.30 (-5.27; 0.68)

0.13

2 or more

-3.20 (-6.10; -0.30)

0.03

-1.48 (-4.03; 1.078)

0.26

Education (low = reference)

Middle

3.78 (0.57; 6.98)

0.02

0.75 (-2.14; 3.64)

0.61

High

5.54 (2.50; 8.58)

< 0.01

1.76 (-0.98; 4.50)

0.21

BMI (18.5–25 (healthy weight) = reference)

25–30 (overweight)

-4.57 (-7.15; -1.98)

< 0.01

0.49 (-1.91; 2.88)

0.69

> 30 (obese)

-7.75 (-11.52; -3.97)

< 0.01

0.027 (-3.49; 3.55)

0.99

Smoking status (never = reference)

Former smoker

-1.98 (-4.53–0.56)

0.13

-0.46 (-2.71–1.79)

0.69

Current smoker

-4.25 (-9.68–1.19)

0.13

1.83 (-2.81–6.47)

0.44