Long COVID symptoms in Israeli children with and without a history of SARS-CoV-2 infection: a cross-sectional study.

Limor AdlerMoran IsraelIlan YehoshuaJoseph AzuriRobert D HoffmanArnon ShaharMiri Mizrahi ReuveniZachi Grossman

Published in: BMJ open (2023)

This study suggests that the prevalence of long COVID symptoms in children with a history of SARS-CoV-2 infection might be higher and more prevalent in adolescents than in young children. Some of the symptoms, mainly somatic symptoms, were more prevalent in children without a history of SARS-CoV-2 infection, highlighting the impact of the pandemic itself rather than the infection.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
young adults
sars cov
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
sleep quality
physical activity
risk factors
gene expression
depressive symptoms
dna methylation