Table 3.
Prevalence of gastrointestinal symptoms due to autonomic dysfunction in patients with coronavirus disease 2019, n (%)
Ref. | Type of Study |
Number of patients
|
GIT manifestation(s) | Number & percentage | |
Patients
|
Controls
|
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Erdal et al[57], 2022 | Cross-sectional | 112 | 106 | Diarrhoea | 24 (21.8) |
Varma-Doyle et al[58], 2023 | Retrospective | 6 (4 with previous dysautonomia and 2 with new onsets) | - | Nausea, vomiting, early satiety, bloating, irregular bowel movements, constipation | 5 (83) |
Scala et al[59], 2022 | Observational, cross-sectional | 38 | 38 | Diarrhoea | 10 (26.3) |
Tan et al[60], 2020 | Retrospective study | 69 (without ACEI/ARB) | 31 (ACEI/ARB) | Diarrhea (6.5% vs 14.5%), nausea and vomiting (9.7% vs 11.6%), abdominal pain (2.9% vs 6.5%) | 40 (58) |
ACEI: Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors; ARB: Angiotensin receptor blockers; GIT: Gastrointestinal tract.