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Recent smell loss is the best predictor of COVID-19 among individuals with recent respiratory symptoms

R. Gerkin, K. Ohla, M. Veldhuizen, P. Joseph, C. Kelly, A. Bakke, K. Steele, M. Farruggia, R. Pellegrino, M. Pepino, C. Bouysset, G. Soler, V. Pereda-Loth, M. Dibattista, K. Cooper, I. Croijmans, A. Di Pizio, M. Ozdener, A. Fjaeldstad, C. Lin, M. Sandell, P. Singh, V. Brindha, S. Olsson, L. Saraiva, G. Ahuja, M. Alwashahi, S. Bhutani, A. D’Errico, M. Fornazieri, J. Golebiowski, L. Hwang, L. Öztürk, E. Roura, S. Spinelli, K. Whitcroft, F. Faraji, F. Fischmeister, T. Heinbockel, J. Hsieh, C. Huart, I. Konstantinidis, A. Menini, G. Morini, J. Olofsson, C. Philpott, D. Pierron, V. Shields, V. Voznessenskaya, J. Albayay, A. Altundag, M. Bensafi, M. Bock, O. Calcinoni, W. Fredborg, C. Laudamiel, J. Lim, J. Lundström, A. Macchi, P. Meyer, S. Moein, E. Santamaría, D. Sengupta, P. Dominguez, H. Yanik, T. Hummel, J. Hayes, D. Reed, M. Niv, S. Munger, V. Parma, S. Boesveldt, J. de Groot, C. Dinnella, J. Freiherr, T. Laktionova, S. Marino, E. Monteleone, A. Nunez-Parra, O. Abdulrahman, M. Ritchie, T. Thomas-Danguin, J. Walsh-Messinger, R. Abri, R. Alizadeh, E. Bignon, E. Cantone, M. Cecchini, J. Chen, M. Guàrdia, K. Hoover, N. Karni, M. Navarro, A. Nolden, P. Mazal, N. Rowan, A. Sarabi-Jamab, N. Archer, B. Chen, E. Di Valerio,
2021

In a preregistered, cross-sectional study, we investigated whether olfactory loss is a reliable predictor of COVID-19 using a crowdsourced questionnaire in 23 languages to assess symptoms in individuals self-reporting recent respiratory illness. We quantified changes in chemosensory abilities during the course of the respiratory illness using 0–100 visual analog scales (VAS) for participants reporting a positive (C19+; n = 4148) or negative (C19−; n = 546) COVID-19 laboratory test outcome. Logistic regression models identified univariate and multivariate predictors of COVID-19 status and post-COVID-19 olfactory recovery. Both C19+ and C19− groups exhibited smell loss, but it was significantly larger in C19+ participants (mean ± SD, C19+: −82.5 ± 27.2 points; C19−: −59.8 ± 37.7). Smell loss during illness was the best predictor of COVID-19 in both univariate and multivariate models (ROC AUC = 0.72). Additional variables provide negligible model improvement. VAS ratings of smell loss were more predictive than binary chemosensory yes/no-questions or other cardinal symptoms (e.g., fever). Olfactory recovery within 40 days of respiratory symptom onset was reported for ~50% of participants and was best predicted by time since respiratory symptom onset. We find that quantified smell loss is the best predictor of COVID-19 amongst those with symptoms of respiratory illness. To aid clinicians and contact tracers in identifying individuals with a high likelihood of having COVID-19, we propose a novel 0–10 scale to screen for recent olfactory loss, the ODoR-19. We find that numeric ratings ≤2 indicate high odds of symptomatic COVID-19 (4 < OR < 10). Once independently validated, this tool could be deployed when viral lab tests are impractical or unavailable.

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  • R. Gerkin
    Arizona State University
  • K. Ohla
    Forschungszentrum Jülich (FZJ)
  • M. Veldhuizen
    Mersin Üniversitesi
  • P. Joseph
    National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), National Institutes of Health (NIH)
  • C. Kelly
    AbScent
  • A. Bakke
    Pennsylvania State University
  • K. Steele
    National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
  • M. Farruggia
    Yale University
  • R. Pellegrino
    The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
  • M. Pepino
    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • C. Bouysset
    Université Côte d'Azur
  • G. Soler
    Grupo de Estudio de Olfato y Gusto (GEOG), Universidad de Buenos Aires
  • V. Pereda-Loth
    Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
  • M. Dibattista
    Università degli Studi di Bari
  • K. Cooper
    University of California, Irvine
  • I. Croijmans
    Utrecht University
  • A. Di Pizio
    Technical University of Munich
  • M. Ozdener
    Monell Chemical Senses Center
  • A. Fjaeldstad
    Hospitalsenheden Vest
  • C. Lin
    Monell Chemical Senses Center
  • M. Sandell
    Helsingin Yliopisto
  • P. Singh
    Universitetet i Oslo
  • V. Brindha
    Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences
  • S. Olsson
    National Centre for Biological Sciences
  • L. Saraiva
    Sidra Medicine
  • G. Ahuja
    Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Delhi
  • M. Alwashahi
    Sultan Qaboos University
  • S. Bhutani
    San Diego State University
  • A. D’Errico
    Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main
  • M. Fornazieri
    Universidade Estadual de Londrina
  • J. Golebiowski
    Université Côte d'Azur
  • L. Hwang
    The University of Queensland
  • L. Öztürk
    Mersin Üniversitesi
  • E. Roura
    The University of Queensland
  • S. Spinelli
    Università degli Studi di Firenze
  • K. Whitcroft
    UCL Ear Institute
  • F. Faraji
    UC San Diego Health
  • F. Fischmeister
    Karl-Franzens-Universitat Graz
  • T. Heinbockel
    Howard University
  • J. Hsieh
    Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève
  • C. Huart
    Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc
  • I. Konstantinidis
    Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
  • A. Menini
    Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati
  • G. Morini
    Università degli Studi di Scienze Gastronomiche
  • J. Olofsson
    Stockholms universitet
  • C. Philpott
    University of East Anglia, Norwich Medical School
  • D. Pierron
    Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
  • V. Shields
    Towson University
  • V. Voznessenskaya
    A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution Russian Academy of Sciences
  • J. Albayay
    Università degli Studi di Padova
  • A. Altundag
    Biruni Üniversitesi
  • M. Bensafi
    Centre de Recherche en Neurosciences de Lyon
  • M. Bock
    Hospital General Barrio Obrero
  • O. Calcinoni
    Private Practice
  • W. Fredborg
    Stockholms universitet
  • C. Laudamiel
    DreamAir LLC
  • J. Lim
    Oregon State University
  • J. Lundström
    Karolinska Institutet
  • A. Macchi
    Università degli Studi dell'Insubria, Italian Academy of Rhinology
  • P. Meyer
    IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center
  • S. Moein
    Iranian Research Institute for Fundamental Sciences
  • E. Santamaría
    Clinical Neuroproteomics Unit
  • D. Sengupta
    Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Delhi
  • P. Dominguez
    Universidad de Extremadura
  • H. Yanik
    Mersin Üniversitesi
  • T. Hummel
    Technische Universität Dresden
  • J. Hayes
    Pennsylvania State University
  • D. Reed
    Monell Chemical Senses Center
  • M. Niv
    Hebrew University of Jerusalem
  • S. Munger
    University of Florida, University of Florida
  • V. Parma
    Temple University
  • S. Boesveldt
    Wageningen University &amp; Research
  • J. de Groot
    Radboud University Nijmegen
  • C. Dinnella
    Università degli Studi di Firenze
  • J. Freiherr
    Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
  • T. Laktionova
    A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution Russian Academy of Sciences
  • S. Marino
    Centro de Otorrinolaringología Respira Libre
  • E. Monteleone
    Università degli Studi di Firenze
  • A. Nunez-Parra
    Universidad de Chile
  • O. Abdulrahman
    Federal University of Technology, Akure
  • M. Ritchie
    University of California, Irvine
  • T. Thomas-Danguin
    Agrosup Dijon
  • J. Walsh-Messinger
    University of Dayton
  • R. Abri
    Sultan Qaboos University
  • R. Alizadeh
    Iran University of Medical Sciences
  • E. Bignon
    Université Côte d'Azur
  • E. Cantone
    Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II
  • M. Cecchini
    Università degli Studi di Verona
  • J. Chen
    The Second Hospital of Xian Jiaotong University
  • M. Guàrdia
    Institut de Recerca I Technologia Agroalimentaries
  • K. Hoover
    University of Alaska Fairbanks
  • N. Karni
    Hadassah University Medical Centre
  • M. Navarro
    The University of Queensland
  • A. Nolden
    University of Massachusetts Amherst
  • P. Mazal
    Instituto Universitario del Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires
  • N. Rowan
    Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
  • A. Sarabi-Jamab
    Iranian Research Institute for Fundamental Sciences
  • N. Archer
    Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
  • B. Chen
    Guangzhou Medical University
  • E. Di Valerio
    University of Florida
Название журнала
  • Chemical Senses
Том
  • 46
Финансирующая организация
  • National Institutes of Health
Номер гранта
  • 0109-2018-0079
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  • journal article
Тип лицензии Creative Commons
  • CC BY
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  • Свободная лицензия
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  • scopus