Table 3

Performance characteristics of self-reported symptoms in relation to seropositivity at study enrolment

SymptomNumber of participants experiencing symptom (n)Participants experiencing symptoms (%)Sensitivity (%)Specificity (%)Positive predictive value (%)Negative predictive value (%)
Fatigue67673.153.871.183.536.2
Cough56361.353.562.969.546.1
Myalgia55359.856.665.471.649.4
Fever >37.8°C48052.158.364.764.258.8
Sore throat42546.044.550.943.551.8
Shortness of Bbeath38741.355.059.148.665.1
Anosmia30633.682.070.458.488.6
Diarrhoea21723.557.655.828.681.1
Cough or fever or anosmia75278.654.383.392.333.1