Table 4 The 15 variables with highest NRIs for predicting presence of PASC among males, based on the optimal stochastic gradient boosting model with 11,221 trees, together with OR_ME during the year before PASC diagnosis

U07, U08, U09, U11 and U12

COVID- 19—in hospitalized patients

41.7

31.6

R53

Malaise and fatigue

11.5

7.9

G933

Post-viral and related fatigue syndromes

6.4

28.4

R06

Dyspnea

4.9

6.5

R05

Cough

4.1

4.4

J01, J02, J03, J06 and J20

Upper respiratory tract infections

3.5

3.4

R00

Tachycardia

2.5

5.2

B34

Viral infection of unspecified site

2.1

3.3

R03 A and R03B (ATC)

Adrenergics, inhalants and other drugs for obstructive airway diseases, inhalants

1.5

1.8

R51

Headache

1.4

3.1

F43

Reaction to severe stress and adjustment orders

1.2

2.6

R05 (ATC)

Cough and cold preparations

1.2

2.2

J45 and J46

Asthma

1.1

2.0