Fig. 1

Sex-specific frequency of symptoms type and overall symptoms burden, in men and women previously infected by SARS-CoV-2. In our primary study cohort, the distribution of experienced symptoms was generally similar between men and women (A) with some exceptions including certain distinct symptoms being more frequent in men (e.g., chills, fever, conjunctivitis) and other distinct symptoms being more frequent in women (e.g., loss of appetite, nausea). In analyses of overall symptom burden, frequencies of asymptomatic, mildly symptomatic, and more than mildly symptomatic persons were relatively equally distributed between the sexes (B)