Research Article

Gastroenterologists Reveal More Digestive Symptoms in COVID-19 Patients than Nongastroenterologists in Fever Clinic

Table 2

To compare the incidence of digestive symptoms inquired between gastroenterologists and nongastroenterologists.

ItemsTotal ()Reception by gastroenterologist ()Reception by nongastroenterologist
()

Total digestive symptoms7658 (22.83%)18 (7.47%)<0.0001
Diarrhea2925 (9.84%)4 (1.66%)0.0001
Abdominal pain107 (2.76%)3 (1.24%)0.23
Distention1512 (4.72%)3 (1.24%)0.02
Heartburn11 (0.39%)0 (0%)0.32
Vomit3522 (8.66%)13 (5.39%)0.16
Anorexia76 (0.23%)1 (0.41%)0.06
Hematochezia11 (0.39%)0 (0%)0.32

Note: values were compared between the two groups. A significance level of was used.