Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

January 29, 2021

More than 50 Long-term effects of COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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[Pre-print, not peer-reviewed] Eighty percent (95%CI: 65% to 92%) of persons infected with SARS-CoV-2 developed one or more long-term symptoms, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis (n=47,910 patients) assessing long-term effects of COVID-19. Follow-up time of study participants ranged from 15 to 110 days post-viral infection. The age of the study participants ranged between 17 and 87 years. The five most common symptoms were fatigue (58%), headache (44%), attention disorder (27%), hair loss (25%), and difficulty breathing (dyspnea) (24%). 

Lopez-Leon et al. (Jan 29, 2021). More than 50 Long-term effects of COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Pre-print downloaded Jan 29 from https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.01.27.21250617