Relationship among Dietary Intake of Vitamin E, Lipid Peroxidation Markers, and C-Reactive Protein in Flu-Like Patients Diagnosed with COVID-19

Table 2

Clinical characteristics of patients with symptoms of flu syndrome assisted by basic health units and with a positive diagnosis for COVID-19 through RT-PCR; Teresina, Piauí, 2021.

Variables	Positive COVID-19 (n = 121)
	No.	%
Days with symptoms
3 days	35	28.9
4 days	31	25.6
5 days	32	26.4
6 days	11	9.1
7 days	12	9.9
Fever
Yes	76	62.8
No	45	37.2
Cough
Yes	74	61.2
No	47	38.8
Shortness of breath
Yes	23	19.0
No	98	81.0
Loss of smell
Yes	52	43.0
No	69	57.0
Loss of taste
Yes	45	37.2
No	76	62.8
Headache
Yes	83	68.6
No	38	31.4
Body pain
Yes	75	62.0
No	46	38.0
Diarrhea
Yes	21	17.4
No	100	82.6
Nausea
Yes	17	14.0
No	104	86.0
Vomiting
Yes	3	2.5
No	118	97.5
Sore throat
Yes	16	13.2
No	105	86.8
Coryza
Yes	22	18.9
No	99	81.8
Nasal congestion
Yes	12	9.9
No	109	90.1
Abdominal pain
Yes	16	13.2
No	105	86.8
Ocular pain
Yes	3	2.5
No	118	97.5