Research Article

Predicting Severity and Intrahospital Mortality in COVID-19: The Place and Role of Oxidative Stress

Table 2

Characteristic symptoms of SARS-CoV19 infection in the study population (). Data are presented as frequency (%) from the total number of participants.

VariablesDegree of COVID19 infection ()
MildModerateSevere values

Elevated body temperature (no/yes)3/14 (18.8%/12.6%)8/32 (50%/28.8%)5/65 (31.3%/58.6%)
Cough (no/yes)3/14 (8.3%/15.4%)19/21 (52.8%/23.1%)14/56 (38.9%/61.5%)
Anosmia (no/yes)13/4 (12%/21.1%)35/5 (32.4%/26.3%)60/10 (55.6%/52.6%)
Ageusia (no/yes)14/3 (13%/16.7%)35/5 (32.4%/27.8%)59/10 (54.6%/55.6%)
Dyspnea (no/yes)10/7 (13.9%/12.7%)26/14 (36.1%/25.5%)36/34 (50%/61.8%)
Diarrhea (no/yes)11/6 (9.7%/42.9%)36/4 (31.9%/28.6%)66/4 (58.4%/28.6%)

Statistical significance was established by chi square test ( test) as follows: mild vs. moderate; mild vs. severe; moderate vs. severe.