Effects of Air Pollution on Chemosensory Dysfunction in COVID-19 Patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In some patients, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is accompanied by loss of smell and taste, and this has been reportedly associated with exposure to air pollutants. This study investigated the relationship between the occurrence of chemosensory dysfunction in COVID-19 patients and air pollutant concentrations in Korea.

Methods

Information on the clinical symptom of chemosensory dysfunction, the date of diagnosis, residential area, age, and sex of 60,194 confirmed COVID-19 cases reported to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency from January 20 to December 31, 2020 was collected. In addition, the daily average concentration of air pollutants for a week in the patients' residential area was collected from the Ministry of Environment based on the date o

SUBMITTER: Choi YS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9550633 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature