Table 2.
Factors associated with isolated olfactory and taste disorder among COVID-19 patients admitted to National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID) from 24 March 2020 to 16 April 2020
| Factors | Total OTD (n = 134) | Non-isolated OTD (n = 122) | Isolated OTD (n = 12) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographics | ||||
| Age (years) | 34 (29–41) | 34 (29–43) | 30 (25–37.75) | 0.046 |
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 35 (100) | 31 (88.57) | 4 (11.42) | 0.511 |
| Male | 99 (100) | 91 (91.91) | 8 (8.08) | |
| Race | ||||
| Chinese | 35 (100) | 29 (82.85) | 6 (17.14) | 0.132 |
| Indian | 25 (100) | 23 (92) | 2 (8) | |
| Malay | 9 (100) | 8 (88.88) | 1 (11.11) | |
| South East Asian | 9 (100) | 7 (77.77) | 2 (22.22) | |
| Bangladeshi | 48 (100) | 47 (97.91) | 1 (2.08) | |
| Caucasian | 8 (100) | 8 (100) | 0 (0) | |
| Others | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Small disorder | ||||
| Yes | 126 (100) | 114 (90.47) | 12 (9.52) | > 0.999 |
| No | 8 (100) | 8 (100) | 0 (0) | |
| Taste disorder | 3 (2–5) | 3 (2–5) | 3.5 (1.25–5) | 0.631 |
| Small disorder duration, days | ||||
| Yes | 49 (100) | 42 (85.71) | 7 (14.28) | 0.122 |
| No | 85 (100) | 80 (94.11) | 5 (5.88) | |
| Taste disorder duration, days | 2 (1–4) | 2 (1–4) | 2 (1–5) | 0.016 |
For continuous variables, median (interquartile range) were shown. For categorical variables, number (percentage) were shown
OTD olfactory and taste disorder
Bold values indicate that the statistically significant