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Table 2 Olfactory and gustatory assessment results. The table shows the average olfactory and gustatory scores and the frequencies of each type of dysfunction at the three observation times

From: Do olfactory and gustatory psychophysical scores have prognostic value in COVID-19 patients? A prospective study of 106 patients

T0 olfactory score

Mean (SD)

44.5 (39.8)

Clinical diagnosis

N° of patients (%)

Anosmia

44 (41.5%)

Severe Hyposmia

11 (10.3%)

Moderate Hyposmia

12 (11.3%)

Mild Hyposmia

4 (3.8%)

Normal

35 (33%)

T1 olfactory score

Mean (SD)

57 (33.2)

Clinical diagnosis

N° of patients (%)

Anosmia

16 (15.1%)

Severe Hyposmia

29 (27.4%)

Moderate Hyposmia

13 (12.3%)

Mild Hyposmia

12 (11.3%)

Normal

36 (34%)

T2 olfactory score

Mean (SD)

72.4 (30)

Clinical diagnosis

N° of patients (%)

Anosmia

9 (8.4%)

Severe Hyposmia

12 (11.3%)

Moderate Hyposmia

9 (8.4%)

Mild Hyposmia

29 (27.4%)

Normal

47 (44.3%)

T0 gustatory score

Mean (SD)

1.9 (1.6)

Clinical diagnosis

N° of patients (%)

Ageusia

30 (28.3%)

Severe Hypogeusia

17 (16%)

Moderate Hypogeusia

24 (22.6%)

Mild Hypogeusia

5 (4.7%)

Normal

30 (28.3%)

T1 gustatory score

Mean (SD)

3 (1.1)

Clinical diagnosis

N° of patients (%)

Ageusia

5 (4.7%)

Severe Hypogeusia

3 (2.8%)

Moderate Hypogeusia

21 (19.8%)

Mild Hypogeusia

31 (29.2%)

Normal

46 (43.4%)

T2 gustatory score

Mean (SD)

3.4 (0.83)

Clinical diagnosis

N° of patients (%)

Ageusia

2 (1.9%)

Severe Hypogeusia

1 (0.9%)

Moderate Hypogeusia

9 (8.5%)

Mild Hypogeusia

38 (35.8%)

Normal

56 (52.8%)