Gastroenterologists Reveal More Digestive Symptoms in COVID-19 Patients than Nongastroenterologists in Fever Clinic
Table 1
Baseline characteristics of included COVID-19 patients based on the classification of different outpatient doctors.
Total ()
Reception by gastroenterologist ()
Reception by nongastroenterologist ()
Age (years)
0.07
Gender
0.39
Male
515
261
254
Female
723
350
373
Fever
Temperature (°C)
0.17
Comorbidity
Hypertension
53
27 (4.42%)
26 (4.15%)
0.71
Diabetes
23
12 (1.96%)
11 (1.75%)
0.77
Cerebrovascular disease
26
13 (2.13%)
13 (2.07%)
0.93
Digestive disease
6
4 (0.65%)
2 (0.32%)
0.39
Others
43
24 (3.93%)
19 (3.03%)
0.37
Before outpatient (days)
0.19
Initial symptoms
Fever
958
463 (75.78%)
495 (78.95%)
0.18
Cough
141
70 (11.46%)
71 (11.32%)
0.94
Chest pain
9
4 (0.65%)
5 (0.78%)
0.77
Shortness of breath
21
14 (2.29%)
7 (1.11%)
0.11
Fatigue
24
14 (2.29%)
10 (1.59%)
0.37
Muscle soreness
12
7 (1.45%)
5 (0.80%)
0.53
Diarrhea
7
5 (0.82%)
2 (0.32%)
0.24
Others#
66
34 (5.64%)
32 (5.10%)
0.72
Confirmed COVID-19 cases
495
254 (41.57%)
241 (38.43%)
0.27
Others included neurological, hematological, nephrological, and dermatological diseases. Others# included dizziness, headache, and rhinorrhea. values were compared between the two groups. A significance level of was used.
