Table 2.
Symptoms of patients tested negative and positive for COVID-19
| Variable | COVID-19 negative (n = 285) | COVID-19 positive (n = 26) | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cough (n, %) | 214 | 75.1 | 19 | 73.1 | 0.815 |
| Sore throat (n, %) | 120 | 42.1 | 5 | 19.2 | 0.023 |
| Fatigue (n, %) | 89 | 31.2 | 5 | 19.2 | 0.266 |
| Fever (n, %) | 84 | 29.5 | 9 | 34.6 | 0.655 |
| Nasal congestion (n, %) | 84 | 29.5 | 5 | 19.2 | 0.366 |
| Muscle pain (n, %) | 59 | 20.7 | 7 | 26.9 | 0.456 |
| Dyspnea (n, %) | 56 | 19.6 | 4 | 15.4 | 0.796 |
| Headache (n, %) | 47 | 16.5 | 3 | 11.5 | 0.780 |
| Anorexia (n, %) | 28 | 9.8 | 2 | 7.7 | 1.000 |
| Diarrhea (n, %) | 23 | 8.1 | 1 | 3.8 | 0.706 |
| Anosmia (n, %) | 22 | 7.7 | 7 | 26.9 | 0.006 |
| Chills (n, %) | 20 | 7.0 | 5 | 19.2 | 0.045 |
| Nausea (n, %) | 11 | 3.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.608 |
| Vomiting (n, %) | 4 | 1.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.000 |
| Other symptoms (n, %) | 37 | 13.0 | 3 | 11.5 | 1.000 |
Asymptomatic patients (n = 63) were excluded in this table