Subphenotypes of self-reported symptoms and outcomes in long COVID: a prospective cohort study with latent class analysis.
Georgios D KitsiosShawna BlackaJana J JacobsTaaha MirzaAsma NaqviHeather GentryCathy MurrayXiaohong WangKonstantin GolubykhHafiz QurashiAkash DodiaMichael RisbanoMichael BenignoBirol EmirEdward WeinsteinCandace BramsonLili JiangFeng DaiEva Maria SzigethyJohn W MellorsBarbara MetheFrank C SciurbaSeyed Mehdi NouraieAlison MorrisPublished in: BMJ open (2024)
We identified three distinct PASC subphenotypes. We highlight that although most symptoms progressively resolve, specific PASC subpopulations are impacted by either high burden of constitutional symptoms or persistent olfactory/gustatory dysfunction, requiring prospective identification and targeted preventive or therapeutic interventions.