Table 2. Association between anosmia and dysgeusia with COVID-19 diagnosis.
| First
author |
Exposure | Method of
exposure evaluation |
Outcome | Outcome
definition |
Exposure
proportion in COVID+ |
OR for COVID-19
diagnosis (95% CI) |
Adjusted for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Menni | Loss of
taste and smell |
Questionnaire
through app |
COVID-19
infection |
rt-PCR
confirmation |
59.41% | 6.59 (5.25-8.27) | Sex, age, BMI |
| Yan | Anosmia | Questionnaire
through email |
COVID-19
infection |
rt-PCR
confirmation |
22.00% | 10.92 (5.08-23.53) | Myalgia/Arthralgia;
fatigue; fever; nausea; sore throat |
| Yan | Ageusia | Questionnaire
through email |
COVID-19
infection |
rt-PCR
confirmation |
20.30% | 10.23 (4.74-22.09) | Myalgia/Arthralgia;
fatigue; fever; nausea; sore throat |
OR, odds ratio; PCR, polymerase chain reaction; BMI, body mass index.