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Relationship of body mass index and loss of taste in Covid-19 patients in Servimedic health program services, Lince – 2020.
(Universidad Privada Norbert Wiener, 2020-12-18) Lope Alderete, Yudit; Araujo Farje, Jessica Jazmin
The objective of this research was to determine the relationship between Body Mass Index (BMI) and taste loss in COVID-19 patients at Servimedic Health Programs Services, Lince. This research employed a scientific method with a quantitative approach, being observational, documentary, analytical, retrospective, cross-sectional, and explanatory in nature. It included 148 laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 patients. Data was collected from the Servimedic database between June and September. The Chi-square test was used for data analysis. The results showed that 41.9% of COVID-19 patients had overweight and taste loss, while 9.5% had overweight without taste loss, revealing a statistically significant relationship (p≤0.05). Of the total patients, 51.4% had overweight, 29.7% had normal BMI, and 18.9% were obese. Of the total patients, 73.6% experienced taste loss, while 26.4% did not. According to BMI and sex, 51.4% of overweight patients were 12.2% female and 39.2% male. By age and BMI, 51.4% had overweight, 14.2% were aged 18 to 29, 33.8% were aged 30 to 59, and 3.4% were aged 60 and above. Regarding taste loss by sex, 73.6% of patients had taste loss, with 23.6% being female and 50.0% male. By age, 25.0% of patients with taste loss were aged 18 to 29, 45.9% were aged 30 to 59, and 2.7% were aged 60 and above. It was concluded that Body Mass Index is significantly related to taste loss in COVID-19 patients.