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Association between ageusia or hypogeusia and COVID-19
| Case group (n = 122) |
Control group (n = 244) |
P-valuea | OR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Number | % | |||
| Complete loss of taste sense (ageusia) | 7 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 0.002 | 14.5b |
| Reduced taste sense (hypogeusia) | 31 | 25.4 | 91 | 37.3 | 0.06 | 0.62 |
| No changes | 84 | 68.9 | 153 | 62.7 | ||
Number, number of participants; %, percentage of the total participants; OR, odds ratio.
P-value derived from Fisher’s exact test.
95% confidence interval = 2.157–161.9.
