Table 1.
Prevalence of anosmia in COVID-19 patients who were isolated at home, admitted in ward and intensive care unit. Anosmia is inversely related with severity of COVID-19 disease
| Anosmia | Home isolation | COVID ward | Intensive care unit(ICU) (464) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. mechanical ventilation | Mechanical ventilation (406) | ||||||
| No | % | No | % | No. | % | ||
| Present | 160 | 82.90 | 711 | 38.18 | 13 | 22.41 | No record available |
| Absent | 33 | 17.10 | 1151 | 61.82 | 45 | 77.59 | |
| Total | 193 | 100 | 1862 | 100 | 58 | 100 | |
CHI square test p value < 0.001 suggestive of highly significant