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. 2021 Feb 3;10(4):570. doi: 10.3390/jcm10040570

Table 2.

Crude odds ratio (OR) for the associations between the VAS collected for each symptom and COVID-19 test. The VAS cut-off points that better predicted test positivity (by maximizing the Youden Index) are also shown, together with their sensitivity and specificity.

OR CI 95% p-Value VAS Cutoff Points AUC Sensitivity Specificity
Loss of smell 10.85 7.47 15.77 <0.0001 21 0.76 0.60 0.88
Loss of taste 12.62 8.50 18.73 <0.0001 44 0.76 0.59 0.90
Nasal obstruction 1.75 1.19 2.56 0.0046 52 0.53 0.21 0.87
Nasal discharge 1.46 1.06 2.02 0.0232 41 0.52 0.30 0.77
Facial pain 2.54 1.73 3.74 <0.0001 15 0.57 0.26 0.88
Cough 3.19 2.36 4.31 <0.0001 3 0.65 0.73 0.54
Dyspnea 3.06 2.16 4.33 <0.0001 28 0.61 0.36 0.84