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Physical difficulties and illness-related school absences in children with and without long COVID in the US, 2022-2023
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Abstract
Essence
U.S. school-aged children with long COVID more often had functional limitations and illness-related chronic absenteeism than children without long COVID after prior infection.
Evidence
This cross-sectional nationally representative analysis included 11,057 U.S. children aged 5-17 years and used logistic regression among 4,587 children with prior COVID-19 to assess long COVID, functional limitations, and missing more than 18 school days for health reasons.
Caveat
Because the data are cross-sectional and long COVID and absenteeism were survey-based, the analysis cannot prove long COVID caused the school or functional problems.
Simplified
Long Covid