Parameter Positive sample (n = 84) Negative sample (n = 19) value

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TABLE 2 Effect of cilinical background agalnst the presence of virai RNA In the saliva of 103 asymptomatic and symptomatic patients
Presence of viral RNA In sallva
Parameter
Positive sample (n
= 84)
Negative sample (n
= 19)
P
value
47 (39-67)
Median age (yr) of subjects with indicated test
result (IQR)
44 (38-55)
0.195
No. (96) of subjects with indicated test result/total
who were:
Male (n = 66)
58/66 (87.9)
8/66 (12.1)
0.035
Female (n = 37)
26/37 (70.3)
11/37 (29.7)
No. (96) of subjects with indicated test result/total
who were:
Asymptomatic (n = 15)
10/15 (66.7)
5/15 (33.3)
0.146
Symptomatic (n= 88)
74/88 (84.1)
14/88 (15.9)
Pvalues were calculated using the Wilcoxon rank sum test for continuous variables and the xtest or Fisher's exact
test for categorical variables.
Transcribed Image Text:TABLE 2 Effect of cilinical background agalnst the presence of virai RNA In the saliva of 103 asymptomatic and symptomatic patients Presence of viral RNA In sallva Parameter Positive sample (n = 84) Negative sample (n = 19) P value 47 (39-67) Median age (yr) of subjects with indicated test result (IQR) 44 (38-55) 0.195 No. (96) of subjects with indicated test result/total who were: Male (n = 66) 58/66 (87.9) 8/66 (12.1) 0.035 Female (n = 37) 26/37 (70.3) 11/37 (29.7) No. (96) of subjects with indicated test result/total who were: Asymptomatic (n = 15) 10/15 (66.7) 5/15 (33.3) 0.146 Symptomatic (n= 88) 74/88 (84.1) 14/88 (15.9) Pvalues were calculated using the Wilcoxon rank sum test for continuous variables and the xtest or Fisher's exact test for categorical variables.
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