Research Article
The Effect of Pomegranate Juice and Sumac Consumption in the Treatment of Outpatients with COVID-19
Table 1
Frequency of respiratory symptoms in the two groups before and after intervention.
| | Respiratory symptom | Before intervention | After intervention | McNemar’s test | | Pomegranate juice+sumac | Placebo | Pomegranate juice+sumac | Placebo | | (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) |
| | Cough | Men | Yes | 66 (97.1) | 48 (92.3) | 18 (26.5) | 38 (47.5) | #
| | No | 2 (2.9) | 4 (7.7) | 50 (73.5) | 13 (25.5) | | Chi-square test | | | — | | Women | Yes | 19 (100.0) | 39 (100.0) | 4 (21.1) | 20 (52.6) | #
| | No | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 15 (78.9) | 18 (47.4) | | Chi-square test | | | — |
| | Shortness of breath | Men | Yes | 46 (67.6) | 30 (57.7) | 2 (2.9) | 27 (52.9) | #
| | No | 22 (32.4) | 22 (42.3) | 66 (97.1) | 24 (47.1) | | Chi-square test | | | — | | Women | Yes | 12 (63.20) | 31 (79.5) | 0 (0.0) | 28 (37.7) | #
| | No | 7 (36.8) | 8 (20.5) | 19 (100.0) | 10 (26.3) | | Chi-square test | | | — |
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#Pomegranate juice+sumac. Placebo. |
