Research Article
The Effect of Pomegranate Juice and Sumac Consumption in the Treatment of Outpatients with COVID-19
Table 2
Frequency of pain symptoms in the two groups before and after intervention.
| | Pain | Before intervention | After intervention | McNemar’s test | | Pomegranate juice+sumac | Placebo | Pomegranate juice+sumac | Placebo | | (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) |
| | Abdominal pain | Men | Yes | 63 (92.6) | 42 (80.8) | 1 (1.5) | 23 (45.1) | #
| | No | 5 (7.4) | 10 (19.2) | 67 (98.5) | 28 (54.9) | | Chi-square test | | | — | | Women | Yes | 17 (89.5) | 32 (82.1) | 0 (0.0) | 21 (55.3) | #
| | No | 2 (10.5) | 7 (17.9) | 19 (100.0) | 17 (44.7) | | Chi-square test | | | — |
| | Muscle pain | Men | Yes | 68 (100.0) | 5 (100.0) | 1 (1.5) | 35 (86.6) | #
| | No | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 67 (98.5) | 16 (31.4) | | Chi-square test | | | — | | Women | Yes | 19 (100.0) | 3 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 31 (81.6) | #
| | No | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 19 (100.0) | 7 (18.4) | | Chi-square test | | | — |
| | Chest pain | Men | Yes | 66 (97.1) | 5 (100.0) | 2 (2.9) | 47 (92.20) | #
| | No | 2 (2.9) | 0 (0.0) | 66 (97.1) | 4 (7.8) | | Chi-square test | | | — | | Women | Yes | 19 (100.0) | 39 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 38 (100.0) | #
| | No | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 19 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | | Chi-square test | | | — |
| | Headache | Men | Yes | 67 (98.5) | 45 (86.5) | 0 (0.0) | 11 (21.6) | #
| | No | 1 (1.5) | 7 (13.5) | 68 (100.0) | 40 (78.4) | | Chi-square test | | | — | | Women | Yes | 19 (100.0) | 36 (92.3) | 1 (5.3) | 6 (15.8) | #
| | No | 0 (0.0) | 3 (7.7) | 18 (100.0) | 32 (84.2) | | Chi-square test | | | — |
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#Pomegranate juice. Placebo. |
