Table 5 Symptom participant counts for the entire UK Biobank population who completed the questionnaire
From: Informatics assessment of COVID-19 data collection: an analysis of UK Biobank questionnaire data
Question | W1-6 Count | W1-6 Percentage | W7 Count | W7 Percentage | Combined Count | Overall Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Feeling more tired than usual | 3627 | 33.34% | 2258 | 26.74% | 4604 | 42.28% |
Runny nose | 3147 | 28.93% | 2549 | 30.18% | 4460 | 40.96% |
Headache | 3370 | 30.98% | 1958 | 23.19% | 4153 | 38.14% |
Sore throat | 3086 | 28.37% | 1717 | 20.33% | 3911 | 35.91% |
Muscle ache | 2496 | 22.95% | 1568 | 18.57% | 3319 | 30.48% |
COVID-19 symptoms requiring medical attention | 1567 | 14.41% | 1376 | 16.29% | 2607 | 23.94% |
Diarrhea | 1863 | 17.13% | 763 | 9.03% | 2239 | 20.56% |
Persistent dry cough | 1605 | 14.75% | 773 | 9.15% | 2138 | 19.63% |
Shortness of breath | 1544 | 14.19% | 756 | 8.95% | 1968 | 18.07% |
Chills | 1247 | 11.46% | 783 | 9.27% | 1779 | 16.34% |
COVID-19 symptoms requiring self-isolation | 1182 | 10.87% | 698 | 8.27% | 1769 | 16.24% |
Productive long-term cough ('wet' or chesty) | 1100 | 10.11% | 682 | 8.08% | 1566 | 14.38% |
COVID-19 symptoms: Abdominal pain | 1150 | 10.57% | 495 | 5.86% | 1450 | 13.31% |
Fever 38 degrees C or greater | 957 | 8.80% | 303 | 3.59% | 1195 | 10.97% |
Wheezing | 878 | 8.07% | 475 | 5.62% | 1182 | 10.85% |
Nausea/vomiting | 888 | 8.16% | 377 | 4.46% | 1157 | 10.62% |
Loss of sense of smell and taste | 768 | 7.06% | 448 | 5.30% | 1115 | 10.24% |
Chest pain | 766 | 7.04% | 342 | 4.05% | 989 | 9.08% |
COVID-19 symptoms requiring hospitalisation | 111 | 1.02% | 43 | 0.51% | 153 | 1.40% |