Table 1.

Demographic, clinical, and chemosensory data of the COVID-19 patients

	Group 1	Group 2
Demographic data
Number of participants	n = 20	n = 19
Age range (years)	42–66	40–67
Mean age ± SD (years)	55.8 ± 7.6	52.3 ± 7.9
Gender (M:F)	6:14	11:8
Days since COVID-19 onset median (Q1–Q3)	292 (246–362)	149 (136–219)
Hospitalization	n = 8	n = 8
Olfactory function
Identification UPSIT mean ± SD	24.3 ± 8.0	30.5 ± 3.2
Identification UPSIT median (Q1-Q3)	24.5 (18.5–30.5)	31.0 (28.0–33.0)
Qualitative disorders: abnormal perception with or without stimulus (dysosmia)	n = 12	n = 1
Gustatory function
Taste Strips Test (TST) score mean ± SD	10.6 ± 3.1	11.7 ± 2.7
Taste Strips Test (TST) score median (Q1–Q3)	11.0 (9.0–13.0)	12.0 (11.0–14.0)
Qualitative disorders: abnormal perception with or without stimulus (dysgeusia)	n = 18	n = 0