Table 5.
Distribution of severity of olfactory and taste disorders and the rate of complete or partial recovery of the disorder by gender (n = 72)
| Women | Men | Total | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number (%) | Number (%) | Number (%) | |||
| The severity of the olfactory disorder | Complete absence | 35 (87.5) | 17 (53.1) | 52 (72.22) | 0.001 |
| Relative decrease | 5 (12.5) | 15 (46.9) | 20 (27.78) | ||
| The severity of the taste disorder | Complete absence | 34 (85) | 17 (53.1) | 51 (70.63) | 0.003 |
| Relative decrease | 6 (15) | 15 (46.9) | 21 (20.17) | ||
| Recovery of smell disorder | Complete | 26 (65) | 26 (81.3) | 52 (72.22) | 0.304 |
| Relative | 10 (25) | 4 (12.5) | 14 (19.44) | ||
| No recovery | 4 (10) | 2 (6.3) | 6 (8.33) | ||
| Recovery of taste disorders | Complete | 28 (70) | 27 (84.4) | 55 (76.39) | 0.35 |
| Relative | 8 (20) | 3 (9.4) | 11 (15.28) | ||
| No recovery | 4 (10) | 2 (6.3) | 6 (8.33) | ||