Table 4 Specific description of Taste disturbance
From: Presence of gustatory and olfactory dysfunction in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic
Variable | COVID-19 Positive | COVID-19 Negative | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
General disturbance in taste | 27 (62.79%) | 149 (22.31%) | 0.0001 |
No taste of sweet | 3 (6.98%) | 18 (2.69%) | 0.1280 |
No taste of sour | 3 (6.98%) | 15 (2.25%) | 0.0890 |
Only bitter taste | 2 (4.65%) | 12 (1.80%) | 0.2054 |
Taste diminished | 20 (46.51%) | 95 (14.22%) | 0.0001 |
Metallic taste | 2 (4.65%) | 34 (5.09%) | 1.0000 |
Other taste disturbance | 4 (9.30%) | 18 (2.69%) | 0.0382 |
Mean number of changes in taste | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0001 |