While the study observed patients from ages 17 to 87, researchers noted further study needs to be done to better understand and categorize the demographic of people who are suffering from long COVID-19. RELATED: Long COVID-19: Can children suffer long-term symptoms after infection? Researchers highlighted that fatigue was more common in females and noted that one study reported that post-activity polypnea and alopecia were more common in females also. Some patients also experienced cardiovascular symptoms like heart arrhythmias and heart inflammation, as well as neurological symptoms such as dementia, depression, anxiety, attention disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorders. Other more severe long-term symptoms were related the lungs such as coughing, chest discomfort, reduced ability for blood to take in oxygen, sleep apnea and pulmonary fibrosis, the study said.
The five most commonly experienced long-term COVID-19 symptoms were fatigue (58%), headache (44%), attention disorder (27%) hair loss (25%) and dyspnea (24%), which is also known as labored breathing, the study said. RELATED: Fully vaccinated people half as likely to develop long-term COVID-19, study suggests FILE - A doctor checks on a 34-year-old unvaccinated COVID-19 patient.
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