Adult subjects presenting to the UC San Diego Health System (Jacobs and Hillcrest Medical Centers) with confirmed polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-positive testing for the SARS-CoV-2 viral nucleic acid from nasopharyngeal swabs.
A total of 26/128 (20.1%) patients were admitted for management of Covid-19. Patients who were admitted were significantly less likely to report anosmia/hyposmia (26.9% vs 66.7%, p < 0.001) and dysgeusia (23.1% vs 62.7%, p<0.001) than those who were managed outpatient. Beyond the symptoms of anosmia/hyposmia and dysgeusia, age (median 53.5 years [IQR: 40 65] vs 43.0 years [IQR: 34-54], p=0.009), diabetes (30.1% vs 5.9%, p = 0.001) were associated with admission.