Table 7 Factors associated with partial/complete recovery of smell/taste in COVID-19 patients
Variable | No improvement (n = 34) | Partial/complete recovery (n = 259) | p-value†| ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | ||
Female sex | 20 | 58.8% | 163 | 62.9% | 0.642 |
Age > 50 years | 17 | 50.0% | 87 | 33.6% | 0.060 |
Smoking | 4 | 11.8% | 35 | 13.5% | 1.000‡ |
Chronic pulmonary disease | 8 | 23.5% | 32 | 12.4% | 0.106‡ |
Heart disease | 6 | 17.6% | 48 | 18.5% | 0.900 |
DM | 0 | 0.0% | 6 | 2.3% | 1.000‡ |
Chronic comorbidity | 16 | 47.1% | 105 | 40.5% | 0.468 |
General symptoms | 32 | 94.1% | 237 | 91.5% | 1.000‡ |
Nasal symptoms | 11 | 32.4% | 74 | 28.6% | 0.648 |