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Table 2 Demographic characteristics of study participants

From: Swept under the carpet: a qualitative study of patient perspectives on Long COVID, treatments, services, and mental health

Demographic characteristic (N = 47)

n

%

Age

< 35

9

19.1

35–54

20

42.6

55+

11

23.4

Missing

7

14.9

Gender

Man

18

38.3

Woman

28

59.6

Transgender or non-binary

1

2.1

Ethnicity

White

27

57.4

Indigenous

6

12.8

South Asian

4

8.5

East/Southeast Asian

2

4.3

Multiple ethnicities

3

6.4

Another ethnicity

3

6.4

Missing

2

4.3

Location

Western/Central Canada

14

29.8

Ontario

25

53.2

Quebec

4

8.5

Eastern Canada

3

6.4

Missing

1

2.1

Employment status

Employed

28

59.6

On disability/sick leave

9

19.1

Unemployed

4

8.5

Retired

4

8.5

Other

2

4.3

Time since COVID-19 diagnosis

3–6 months

9

19.1

7–12 months

15

31.9

> 12 months

17

36.2

Missing

6

12.8

Self-rated mental health

Good to excellent

14

29.8

Fair or poor

33

70.2

Self-rated physical health

Good to excellent

22

46.8

Fair or poor

25

53.2