| SARS-CoV-2 IgG/IgM positive (n = 381) | SARS-CoV-2 IgG/IgM negative (n = 86) | p-value (0.05) |
---|---|---|---|
Sense of smell | |||
Loss of sense of smell (complete and partial) | 93.7% (n = 358) | 79.1% (n = 68) | < 0.001 |
 Partial loss of smell | 25.7% (n = 92) | 47.1% (n = 32) | < 0.001 |
 Complete loss of smell | 74.3% (n = 266) | 52.9% (n = 36) | |
Parosmia (distorted sense of smell) | 29.7% (n = 113) | 22.1% (n = 19) | 0.159 |
Sense of taste | |||
Loss of sense of taste (complete and partial) | 89.8% (n = 342) | 88.4% (n = 76) | 0.704 |
 Partial loss of taste | 54.1% (n = 185) | 69.7% (n = 53) | 0.013 |
 Complete loss of taste | 45.9% (n = 157) | 30.3% (n = 23) | |
Dysgeusia (distorted sense of taste) | 43.8% (n = 167) | 36% (n = 31) | 0.187 |
Experience of taste without eating/drinking | 19.9% (n = 76) | 23.3% (n = 20) | 0.492 |
Only loss of smell | 10% (n = 38) | 11.6% (n = 10) | 0.649 |
Only loss of taste | 6.3% (n = 24) | 20.9% (n = 18) | < 0.001 |
Loss of sense of smell and taste (partial and complete) | 83.7% (n = 319) | 67.4% (n = 58) | < 0.001 |