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Table 1 Relationship between the consumption of specific foods and the occurrence of fever

From: Association between diet history and symptoms of individuals having recovered from COVID-19

Level of intake

Foods

Fruits or vegetables

Yogurt

Onions

Garlic

Total symptoms

Symptom rate

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

No intake

Asymptomatic

4

20

2

7.1

6

10.7

8

12.9

20

12

Symptoms

Moderate

8

40

14

50

26

46.4

32

51.6

80

48.2

Severe

8

40

12

42.9

24

42.9

22

35.5

66

39.8

Total

16

80

26

92.9

50

89.3

54

87.1

146

88

Total

20

100

28

100

56

100

62

100

166

100

Little intake (monthly or weekly)

Asymptomatic

 

8

12.5

14

13

6

8.1

10

10.6

38

11.2

Symptoms

Moderate

34

53.1

58

53.7

38

51.4

48

51.1

178

52.3

Severe

22

34.4

36

33.3

30

40.5

36

38.3

124

36.5

Total

56

87.5

94

87

68

91.9

84

89.4

302

88.8

Total

64

100

108

100

74

100

94

100

340

100

Intensive intake (daily or more than once a week)

Asymptomatic

36

13.7

32

15.3

36

16.7

30

15.8

134

15.3

 

Symptoms

Moderate

138

52.7

108

51.4

116

53.7

100

52.6

462

52.6

Severe

88

33.6

70

33.3

64

29.6

60

31.6

282

32.1

Total

226

86.3

178

84.7

180

83.3

160

84.2

744

84.7

Total

262

100

210

100

216

100

190

100

878

100

 

Total

346

346

346

346

1384

R

0.063

0.075

0.141**

 − 0.068

0.135**

  1. N: Number of participants
  2. R: Pearson’s correlation coefficient
  3. **: P-value of correlation was significant (p < 0.01), 2-tailed test