Table 4.

Characteristics of COVID-19 subjects stratified by severity of taste loss

Characteristics	No taste loss (VAS 0 cm) (n = 69)	Mild (VAS > 0–3 cm) (n = 8)	Moderate (VAS > 3–7 cm) (n = 36)	Severe (VAS > 7–10 cm) (n = 84)	p value*
Age, years, mean (SD)	49.1 (16.5)	46.1 (12.3)	48.2 (14.5)	43.6 (12.4)	0.209
Gender, female, N (%)	36 (52.2)	5 (62.5)	24 (66.7)	60 (71.4)	0.792
As first symptom, N (%)		1 (12.5)	7 (19.4)	12 (14.3)	0.336
Prior to other symptoms, days, median [IQR]		5 [0]	1.5 [1.8]	2.5 [4.8]	0.166
Recovery, N (%)		2 (25)	12 (33.3)	28 (33.3)	0.701
Recovery time, days, median [IQR]		2 [2]	7 [6]	7 [6]	0.021

COVID-19 coronavirus disease 2019, SD standard deviation, VAS visual analogue scale, IQR interquartile range

*p value was obtained by severity of taste loss excluding the no taste loss group