Table 1.

The correlation between interstitial edema/ vasodilation and GI manifestations in 18 patients with SARS‐CoV‐2 infection.

	Interstitial edema		Interstitial vasodilation
	R	P	R	P
Disease classification (Non‐severe, Severe)	0.544	0.001	0.172	0.322
Symptoms
Diarrhea	0.151	0.386	−0.180	0.302
Anorexia	−0.187	0.282	−0.124	0.478
Nausea	−0.320	0.061	0.180	0.300
Vomit	−0.258	0.134	0.241	0.164
Acid reflux	0.375	0.027	0.049	0.779
Epigastric discomfort	0.180	0.302	0.112	0.521
Hepatic function impairment
Total bilirubin (μmol/l; normal range 3.0–24.0)	0.374	0.027	0.030	0.866
ALT (U/l; normal range 7–40 in female, 9–50 in male)	0.475	0.004	0.215	0.214
AST (U/l; normal range 13–35 in female, 15–40 in male)	0.487	0.003	0.323	0.059

ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase (value on initial presentation).

P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant (in red).