Table 3 Relationship between the consumption of specific foods and the occurrence of cough
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 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 21.4 | 6 | 10.7 | 6 | 9.7 | 20 | 12.1 | |
Symptoms | Moderate | 15 | 75 | 18 | 64.3 | 34 | 60.7 | 34 | 54.8 | 101 | 60.8 | |
Severe | 3 | 15 | 4 | 14.3 | 16 | 28.6 | 22 | 35.5 | 45 | 27.1 | ||
Total | 18 | 90 | 22 | 78.6 | 50 | 89.3 | 56 | 90.3 | 146 | 87.9 | ||
Total | 20 | 100 | 28 | 100 | 56 | 100 | 62 | 100 | 166 | 100 | ||
Little intake (monthly or weekly) | Asymptomatic | 20 | 31.2 | 26 | 24.1 | 14 | 18.9 | 22 | 23.4 | 82 | 24.1 | |
Symptoms | Moderate | 38 | 59.4 | 62 | 57.4 | 34 | 45.9 | 52 | 55.3 | 186 | 54.7 | |
Severe | 6 | 9.4 | 20 | 18.5 | 26 | 35.2 | 20 | 21.3 | 72 | 21.2 | ||
Total | 44 | 68.8 | 82 | 75.9 | 60 | 81.1 | 72 | 76.6 | 258 | 75.9 | ||
Total | 64 | 100 | 108 | 100 | 74 | 100 | 94 | 100 | 340 | 100 | ||
Intensive intake (daily or more than time weekly) | Asymptomatic | 52 | 19.8 | 42 | 20 | 54 | 25 | 46 | 24.2 | 194 | 22.1 | |
Symptoms | Moderate | 167 | 63.7 | 98 | 46.7 | 110 | 50.9 | 92 | 48.4 | 467 | 53.2 | |
Severe | 43 | 16.4 | 70 | 33.3 | 52 | 24.1 | 52 | 27.4 | 217 | 24.7 | ||
Total | 210 | 80.2 | 168 | 80 | 162 | 75 | 144 | 75.8 | 684 | 77.9 | ||
Total | 262 | 100 | 210 | 100 | 216 | 100 | 190 | 100 | 878 | 100 | ||
Total | 346 | 346 | 346 | 346 | 1384 | |||||||
R | 0.022 | − 0.086 | 0.014 | − 0.116* | − 0.002 | |||||||