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. 2020 May 25;86(4):490–496. doi: 10.1016/j.bjorl.2020.05.001

Table 2.

Symptoms of patients tested for COVID-19.

Symptoms of tested patients (n = 183) COVID-19 test
p-Value
Positive (n = 145)
Negative (n = 38)
n % n %
None 8 5.5 5 13.1 0.15
Nonspecific symptoms 130 89.7 28 73.7 0.02a
 Coughing 83 57.2 18 47.3 0.36
 Headache 76 52.4 20 52.6 1.00
 Fever 72 49.7 16 42.1 0.47
 Myalgia/arthralgia 37 25.5 8 21.0 0.68
 Fatigue 20 13.7 7 18.4 0.14
 Anorexia 4 2.7 2 5.2 0.61
Nasal symptoms 62 42.7 15 39.4 0.85
 Nasal obstruction 40 27.5 8 21.0 0.54
 Sneezing 18 12.4 4 10.5 1.00
 Coryza 31 21.3 8 21.0 1.00
 Rhinorrhea 2 1.3 1 2.6 0.51
 Nasal pruritus 6 4.1 2 5.2 0.67
URTIs (nose and/or throat) 66 45.5 16 42.1 0.86
 Sore throat 10 6.9 4 10.5 0.56
Others
 Dyspnea 7 4.8 2 5.2 1.00
 Diarrhea 10 6.9 1 2.6 0.46
 Ageusia 6 4.1 2 5.2 0.67

n, number; %, percentage.

a

Statistical significance.