Research Article
The Effect of Pomegranate Juice and Sumac Consumption in the Treatment of Outpatients with COVID-19
Table 4
Frequency of general symptoms in the two groups before and after intervention.
| | General symptoms | Before intervention | After intervention | McNemar’s test | | Pomegranate juice+sumac | Placebo | Pomegranate juice+sumac | Placebo | | (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) |
| | Fever | Men | Yes | 51 (75.0) | 22 (42.3) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.0) | #
| | No | 17 (25.0) | 30 (57.7) | 68 (100.0) | 58 (98.0) | | Chi-square test | | | — | | Women | Yes | 11 (57.9) | 29 (74.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | #
| | No | 8 (42.1) | 10 (25.6) | 19 (100.0) | 38 (100.0) | | Chi-square test | | | — |
| | Sore throat | Men | Yes | 63 (92.6) | 5 (100.0) | 3 (4.4) | 15 (29.4) | #
| | No | 5 (7.4) | 0 (0.0) | 65 (95.6) | 36 (70.6) | | Chi-square test | | | — | | Women | Yes | 18 (94.7) | 3 (100.0) | 1 (5.3) | 12 (31.6) | #
| | No | 1 (5.3) | 0 (0.0) | 18 (94.7) | 26 (68.4) | | Chi-square test | | | — |
| | Smell and taste disorders | Men | Yes | 38 (55.9) | 25 (48.1) | 17 (25.0) | 21 (41.2) | #
| | No | 30 (44.1) | 27 (51.9) | 51 (75) | 30 (58.8) | | Chi-square test | | | — | | Women | Yes | 13 (68.4) | 17 (43.6) | 8 (42.1) | 20 (52.6) | #
| | No | 6 (31.6) | 22 (56.4) | 11 (57.9) | 18 (47.4) | | Chi-square test | | | — |
| | Chills | Men | Yes | 61 (89.7) | 50 (96.2) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.0) | #
| | No | 7 (10.3) | 2 (3.8) | 68 (100.0) | 50 (98.0) | | Chi-square test | | | | | Women | Yes | 16 (84.2) | 38 (97.4) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.6) | #
| | No | 3 (25.8) | 1 (2.6) | 19 (100.0) | 37 (97.4) | | Chi-square test | | | — |
| | Weakness | Men | Yes | 58 (85.3) | 5 (100.0) | 8 (11.8) | 50 (98.0) | #
| | No | 10 (14.7) | 0 (0.0) | 60 (88.2) | 1 (2.0) | | | | — | | Women | Yes | 15 (78.9) | 3 (100.0) | 3 (15.8) | 38 (100.0) | #
| | No | 4 (21.2) | 0 (0.0) | 16 (84.2) | 0 (0.0) | | Chi-square test | | | — |
| | Dizziness | Men | Yes | 55 (80.9) | 33 (63.5) | 1 (1.5) | 3 (5.9) | #
| | No | 13 (19.1) | 19 (36.5) | 67 (98.5) | 48 (94.1) | | Chi-square test | | | — | | Women | Yes | 17 (8.5) | 23 (59.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| | No | 2 (10.5) | 16 (41.0) | 19 (100.0) | 3 (100.0) | | Chi-square test | | | — |
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#Pomegranate juice+sumac. Placebo. |
