Table 1.
Relationship of neurological complications and gastrointestinal symptoms during the course of coronavirus disease 2019.
| Gastrointestinal symptoms | p Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total patients (n = 945) | No (n = 442) | Yes (n = 503) | ||
| Any neurological symptom | No (n = 430) | 218 | 212 | 0.027 |
| Yes (n = 515) | 224 | 291 | ||
| Myalgias | No (n = 781) | 389 | 392 | < 0.001 |
| Yes (n = 164) | 53 | 111 | ||
| Headache | No (n = 805) | 391 | 414 | 0.008 |
| Yes (n = 140) | 51 | 89 | ||
| Anosmia | No (n = 896) | 429 | 467 | 0.004 |
| Yes (n = 49) | 13 | 36 | ||
| Dysgeusia | No (n = 883) | 425 | 458 | 0.002 |
| Yes (n = 62) | 17 | 45 | ||
| Psychiatric symptoms | No (n = 768) | 368 | 400 | 0.142 |
| Yes (n = 177) | 74 | 103 | ||
| Meningoencephalitis | No (n = 943) | 441 | 502 | 1.000 |
| Yes (n = 2) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Demyelinating diseases | No (n = 944) | 441 | 503 | 0.486 |
| Yes (n = 1) | 1 | 0 | ||
| Seizures | No (n = 935) | 433 | 502 | 0.008 |
| Yes (n = 10) | 9 | 1 | ||
| Movement disorders | No (n = 939) | 437 | 502 | 0.104 |
| Yes (n = 6) | 5 | 1 | ||
| Guillain-Barre syndrome | No (n = 944) | 441 | 503 | 0.486 |
| Yes (n = 1) | 1 | 0 | ||
| Ischemic stroke | No (n = 930) | 428 | 502 | 0.001 |
| Yes (n = 15) | 14 | 1 | ||
| Brain hemorrhage | No (n = 940) | 438 | 502 | 0.135 |
| Yes (n = 5) | 4 | 1 | ||
Data were collected and analyzed using SPSS version 25 software (SPSS, Chicago, IL, USA). The ratios were compared using the χ2 test, and the Fisher exact test when the sample size was too small, considering a value p less than 0.05 as statistically significant.