Patients have indicated that they want to compare their own personal overview with an average result. However, 'the average Long COVID patient' does not exist, the differences between them are too great. It can be helpful to compare your personal results with a group of patients with whom you have similarities; the so-called 'reference group'.
Based on the results of all participants, the research team created average personal overviews of different groups of patients in November 2022. This allows participants to compare their own results with the group of patients to which they fit in terms of age, gender and the months after infection.
The following average personal overviews were created:
| 4-12 months after infection |
12-24 months after infection |
> 24 months after infection |
Total overview |
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| Children and young people up to 18 years |
Average PO | Average PO | Average PO | Average PO |
| men 18-40 |
Average PO | Average PO | Average PO | Average PO |
| Vrouwen 18-40 |
Average PO | Average PO | Average PO | Average PO |
| men 40-65 |
Average PO | Average PO | Average PO | Average PO |
| Vrouwen 40-65 |
Average PO | Average PO | Average PO | Average PO |
| men From 65 years old |
Average PO | Average PO | Average PO | Average PO |
| Vrouwen From 65 years old |
Average PO | Average PO | Average PO | Average PO |
Click on the link to view the average personal overview of your group.
What stands out when comparing the different groups?
- Age clearly has an effect: older participants generally have better scores. They have a different top 5 complaints and the severity of their complaints also differs from those of younger participants.
- With gender you see that women have a slightly lower perceived health than men. You also see a different top 5 complaints: for example, problems with stimulus processing are more often in the top 5 for women than for men. The influence on social roles is also different.
- Participants with a longer time after infection generally score slightly better than participants who were infected more recently (better perceived health, less influence on work, etc.). This is not the same pattern for all gender and age groups.
