Table 1 The characteristics of the study population and their association with long covid-19 (N = 350)

Sex

Female

194 (55.4%)

149 (76.8%)

0.128^a

Male

156 (44.6%)

116 (74.4%)

Job

Nurse

247 (70.6%)

204 (82.6%)

29.829 ^b

Nurse assistants

15 (4.3%)

13 (86.7%)

Physician

72 (20.6%)

37 (51.4%)

Physiotherapist

4 (1.1%)

2 (50%)

Laboratory technician

6 (1.7%)

5 (83.3%)

Radiology technician

6 (1.7%)

4 (66.7%)

BMI

Under and normal weigh (< 19-24.9)

182 (52%)

145 (79.7%)

7.249^a

Pre-obesity (25.0–29.9)

135 (38.6%)

92 (68.1%)

Obesity (≥ 30.0)

33 (9.4%)

28 (84.8%)

Vaccination

Yes

320 (91.4%)

241 (75.3%)

0.328^a

No

30 (8.6%)

24 (80%)

Frequency of covid-19 infection

Once

182 (52%)

136 (74.7%)

16.626^a

Twice

109 (31.1%)

73 (67%)

Three times

49 (14%)

46 (93.9%)

More than 3 times

10 (2.9%)

10 (100%)

Hospitalization due to covid-19

yes

45 (12.9%)

38 (84.4%)

2.14^a

No

305 (87.1%)

227 (74.4%)

Hospitalization in ICU

Yes

16 (4.6%)

15 (93.8%)

250 (74.9%)

2.966^a

No

334 (95.4%)

Pre-existing Disease

Yes

59 (16.9%)

52 (88.1%)

5.954^a

No

291 (83.1%)

213 (73.2%)

Tobacco use

Yes

26 (7.4%)

24 (92.3%)

4.206^a

No

324 (92.6%)

241 (74.4%)

Corticosteroid usage

Yes

129 (37%)

116 (89.9%)

22.42^a

No

221 (63%)

149 (67.4%)