Table 5 Factors associated with smell/taste loss in COVID-19 patients
Variable | No smell/taste loss (n = 286) | Smell/taste loss (n = 293) | p-value†| ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | n | % | ||
Female sex | 121 | 42.3% | 183 | 62.5% | < 0.001 |
Age > 50 years | 121 | 42.3% | 104 | 35.5% | 0.093 |
Smoking | 62 | 21.7% | 39 | 13.3% | 0.008 |
Chronic pulmonary disease | 43 | 15.0% | 40 | 13.7% | 0.635 |
Heart disease | 76 | 26.6% | 54 | 18.4% | 0.019 |
DM | 5 | 1.7% | 6 | 2.0% | 0.792 |
General symptoms | 241 | 84.3% | 269 | 91.8% | 0.005 |
Nasal symptoms | 58 | 20.3% | 85 | 29.0% | 0.015 |