Research Article
The Effect of Pomegranate Juice and Sumac Consumption in the Treatment of Outpatients with COVID-19
Table 3
Frequency of gastrointestinal symptoms in the two groups before and after intervention.
| | Gastrointestinal | Before intervention | After intervention | McNemar’s test | | Pomegranate juice+sumac | Placebo | Pomegranate juice+sumac | Placebo | | (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) |
| | Anorexia | Men | Yes | 66 (97.1) | 5 (100.0) | 2 (2.9) | 2 (3.9) | #
| | No | 2 (2.9) | 0 (0.0) | 66 (97.1) | 2 (3.9) | | Chi-square test | | | — | | Women | Yes | 18 (94.7) | 3 (100.0) | 1 (5.3) | 38 (100.0) | #
| | No | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 18 (94.7) | 0 (0.0) | | Chi-square test | | | — |
| | Vomiting | Men | Yes | 62 (91.2) | 46 (88.5) | 1 (1.5) | 20 (39.2) | #
| | No | 6 (8.8) | 6 (11.5) | 67 (98.5) | 31 (60.8) | | Chi-square test | | | — | | Women | Yes | 17 (89.5) | 33 (84.6) | 0 (0.0) | 15 (39.5) | #
| | No | 2 (10.5) | 6 (15.4) | 19 (100.0) | 23 (60.5) | | Chi-square test | | | — |
| | Diarrhea | Men | Yes | 57 (83.8) | 43 (82.7) | 1 (1.5) | 32 (62.7) | #
| | No | 11 (16.2) | 9 (17.3) | 67 (98.5) | 19 (37.3) | | Chi-square test | | | — | | Women | Yes | 17 (89.5) | 33 (84.6) | 0 (0.0) | 25 (65.8) | #
| | No | 2 (10.5) | 6 (15.4) | 19 (100.0) | 13 (34.0) | | Chi-square test | | | — |
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#Pomegranate juice. Placebo. |
