Characteristics of patients with COVID-19 and smell and/or taste disorders depending on different virus strains: a cross-sectional study in Hiroshima, Japan
The proportion of patients with smell and/or taste disorders varied significantly depending on the virus strain. Our findings indicate that the Delta-dominant period had the highest number of patients with these disorders, while the Omicron-dominant period had the lowest. Moreover, our study identified risk factors for smell and/or taste disorders for each variant.
Authors
- Junko Tanaka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5669-4051)
- Hiroki Ohge (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7267-9823)
- Tatsuhiko Kubo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8822-9181)
- Masao Kuwabara
- Takahito Yoshida
- Yui Yumiya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3198-835X)
- Odgerel Chimed‐Ochir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0159-3701)
- Tatsuhiro Nagata (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-6958-6601)
- Yukinobu Ota (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-3210-1346)
- Aya Hasegawa
Institutions
- Hiroshima University (JP)
- Hiroshima Prefectural Hospital (JP)
- Hiroshima University Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2025-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-088377
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.86
Funders
- Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development