Table 3 Frequency of symptoms referred by SARS-CoV-2-positive employees of the University of Padua. Positive subjects comprised 84 individuals identified by surveillance salivary testing and 78 individuals who directly underwent NPS for suspected clinical manifestations

Fever

26 (31%)

45 (58%)

11.7465

p = 0.001

Anosmia

12 (14%)

15 (19%)

0.7121

p = 0.399

Ageusia

7 (8%)

15 (19%)

4.0925

p = 0.043

Asthenia

20 (24%)

25 (32%)

1.3694

p = 0.242

Cough

17 (20%)

21 (27%)

1.0067

p = 0.316

Headache

11 (13%)

17 (22%)

2.1411

p = 0.143

Gastrointestinal symptoms

0

4 (5%)

4.4167

p = 0.036

Arthralgia

5 (6%)

9 (12%)

1.5985

p = 0.206

Myalgia

8 (10%)

13 (17%)

1.8289

p = 0.176

Dyspnea

2 (2%)

2 (3%)

0.0056

p = 0.940

Rhinitis

24 (29%)

21 (27%)

0.0548

p = 0.815

Sore throat

12 (15%)

11 (14%)

0.0092

p = 0.924