Objectives/Hypothesis: The objective of this meta-analysis was to look at the pooled prevalence of symptoms, laboratory tests, and imaging of all COVID-19-infected patients. This will allow better identification of potential COVID-19 patients and take appropriate precautions. Study design: Meta-analysis. Methods: We searched three databases, PubMed, EMBASE, and Ovid to identify studies published between Dec-2019 andMay-2020.
All studies reporting upper-aerodigestive symptoms of COVID-19 infection were included. The meta-analysis was conducted following meta-analyses of observational studies in epidemiology (MOOSE) guidelines, which have evaluated the pooled prevalence of 14 symptoms and nine laboratory investigations. Results: Based on inclusion criteria, 67 publications consisting of 8302 patients were included. Among adults, the pooled proportion of hypertensive and diabetic patients…
