Table 2.

Change in alteration of sense of smell or taste in 268 patients positive for SARS-CoV-2

SNOT-22 at baselinea	SNOT-22 after 12 monthsa						Total
	0: No	1: Very mild	2: Mild or slight	3: Moderate	4: Severe	5: As bad as it can be
0: No	81	0	0	0	0	0	81
1: Very mild	3	0	0	0	0	0	3
2: Mild or slight	18	0	0	0	0	0	18
3: Moderate	20	2	2	1	1	1	27
4: Severe	30	3	4	1	2	0	40
5: As bad as it can be	59	7	12	10	7	4	99
Total	211	12	18	12	10	5
%	78.7	4.5	6.7	4.5	3.7	1.9
(95% CI)	(73.3–83.5)	(2.3–7.7)	(4.0–10.4)	(2.3–7.7)	(1.8–6.8)	(0.6–4.3)

SARS-CoV-2 severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus

^aAccording to sino-nasal outcome test 22 (SNOT-22), item “sense of smell or taste”