Adapted from BMJ 13 July 2024
Columbia University asked 5,000 participants about their personal factors and recovery time after Covid infection.
Median recovery time was 20 days, but more than one in 5 were still having symptoms at 90 days.
People who took a long time to recover tended to be women or to have pre-existing cardiovascular disease.
Those who had been vaccinated against covid-19 or who had been affected by the omicron variant were more likely to recover faster.
Speed of recovery was not linked to age, educational attainment, smoking history, obesity, diabetes, chronic kidney disease, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or depressive symptoms.
Reported in JAMA 2024.
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