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. 2020 Nov 11:1–10. doi: 10.1080/00016489.2020.1836397

Table 3.

This table shows underlying conditions for all patients (with or without OD).

    Olfactory dysfunction (OD)
 
  Total (%) None
n = 104 (%)
Positive
n = 207 (%)
p-Values
Past Medical History (Hx)        
 None 167 (53.6) 41 (39.4) 126 (37.6) *.000
 Positive 144 (46.3) 63 (60.6) 81 (39.1)
Diabetes        
 None 245 (78.8) 80 (78.9) 165 (78.7) .571
 Positive 66 (21.2) 24 (23) 42 (21.3)
Hyperlipidemia        
 None 306 (98.4) 101 (97) 205 (99) .204
 Positive 5 (1.6) 3 (3) 2 (1)
Hypertension        
 None 258 (83.0) 78 (75) 180 (87) *.008
 Positive 53 (17.0) 26 (25) 27 (13.0)
Liver Diseases        
 None 309 (99.4) 102 (98) 207 (100.0) *.045
 Positive 2 (0.6) 2 (2) 0 (0.0)
Kidney Diseases        
 None 302 (97.1) 96 (92.3) 206 (99.5) *.000
 Positive 9 (2.9) 8 (7.7) 1 (0.5)
Hyperthyroidism        
 None 300 (96.8) 100 (96.2) 200 (97.1) .660
 Positive 10 (3.2) 4 (3.8) 6 (2.9)
Hypothyroidism        
 None 307 (98.7) 102 (98.1) 205 (99) .480
 Positive 4 (1.3) 2 (1.9) 2 (1)
Pulmonary Disease        
 None 302 (97.1) 96 (92.3) 206 (99.5) *.000
 Positive 9 (2.9) 8 (7.7) 1 (0.5)
Cardiovascular Diseases        
 None 288 (92.6) 88 (84.6) 200 (96.6) *.000
 Positive 23 (7.4) 16 (15.4) 7 (3.4)
Cancer        
 None 308 (99.0) 101 (97.1) 207 (100.0) *.014
 Positive 3 (1.0) 3 (2.9) 0 (0.0)
Asthma        
 None 293 (94.2) 93 (89.4) 200 (96.6) *.010
 Positive 18 (5.8) 11 (10.6) 7 (3.4)
Family history of COVID-19        
 None 218 (70.1) 89 (85.6) 129 (63.3) *.000
 Positive 91 (29.9) 15 (14.4) 76 (36.7)

A history of underlying conditions was significantly higher in non-OD patients (p < .05). Hypertension and history of COVID-19 in family members were significantly higher in non-OD and OD patients, respectively. A history of cancer, asthma, liver, kidney, pulmonary, and cardiovascular diseases was more prominent in Non-OD patients (p < .05). The Asterisks in the table denote statistically significant p-values.