TABLE 5.
Distribution of COVID-19-related signs and symptoms.
| Tonsillectomy | ||||
| Signs and symptoms | All patients n = 329 |
Yes n = 29 |
No n = 300 |
p |
| Fever, n (%) | 51 (15.50) | 25 (86.21) | 26 (86.67) | 1.000 |
| T > 39°C, n (%) | 46 (13.98) | 3 (10.34) | 43 (14.33) | 0.780 |
| Chills, n (%) | 230 (69.90) | 21 (72.41) | 209 (69.67) | 0.835 |
| Cough, n (%) | 268 (81.46) | 23 (79.31) | 245 (81.67) | 0.802 |
| Shortness of breath, n (%) | 155 (47.11) | 12 (41.38) | 143 (47.67) | 0.563 |
| Rhinorrhea, n (%) | 185 (56.23) | 18 (62.07) | 167 (55.67) | 0.561 |
| Nasal congestion, n (%) | 202 (61.40) | 16 (55.17) | 186 (62.00) | 0.550 |
| Sore throat, n (%) | 194 (58.97) | 14 (48.28) | 180 (60.00) | 0.240 |
| Myalgia, n (%) | 221 (67.17) | 22 (75.86) | 199 (66.33) | 0.408 |
| Dizziness, n (%) | 176 (53.50) | 19 (65.52) | 157 (52.33) | 0.242 |
| Headache, n (%) | 198 (60.18) | 19 (65.52) | 179 (59.67) | 0.692 |
| Taste disturbance, n (%) | 179 (54.41) | 21 (72.41) | 158 (52.67) | 0.051 |
| Smell disturbance, n (%) | 169 (51.37) | 18 (62.07) | 151 (50.33) | 0.249 |
| Palpitation, n (%) | 156 (47.42) | 14 (48.28) | 142 (47.33) | 1.000 |
| Pneumonia, n (%) | 37(11.25) | 8(27.59) | 29(9.67) | 0.009** |
Data presented as the number (%). Fisher’s exact test was used to compare the outcomes between known groups. p-values for each variable are reported. **p < 0.01.