The Association of Latitude and Altitude with COVID-19 Symptoms: A VIRUS: COVID-19 Registry Analysis.
Aysun TekinShahraz QamarVikas BansalSalim SuraniRomil SinghMayank SharmaAllison M LeMahieuAndrew C HansonPhillip J SchulteMarija BogojevicNeha DeoDevang K SanghaviRodrigo Cartin-CebaNitesh K JainAmy B ChristieUluhan SiliHarry L AndersonJoshua L DensonAshish K KhannaIgor Borisovich ZabolotskikhAbigail T La NouMurtaza AkhterSurapaneni Krishna MohanKenneth W DoddLynn RetfordKaren BomanVishakha K KumarAllan J WalkeyOgnjen GajicJuan Pablo DomecqRahul KashyapPublished in: The open respiratory medicine journal (2022)
We observed geographic variability in symptoms of COVID-19 patients. Respiratory symptoms were most common but were not associated with the location. Gastrointestinal symptoms were less frequent in lower latitudes. Atypical symptoms were associated with higher altitude.