Table 5.

Changes of Respiratory Symptoms and the Response of the Patients During the COVID-19 Epidemic

Variables	N (%)
Worsening of respiratory symptoms	45 (29.4)
Purulent sputum	8 (5.2)
Increased sputum volume	22 (14.4)
Increased dyspnea	21 (13.7)
Increased cough	15 (9.8)
Fever	2 (1.3)
Visiting to hospitals due to respiratory symptoms a
Yes	7 (15.6)
No	38 (84.4)

Notes: Data are presented as n (%); ^aThis was calculated in patients with worsening of respiratory symptoms (n = 45).

Abbreviation: COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019.