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Table 2 Description of olfactory identification scores in community-dwelling elderly by gender and age groups

From: Association between olfactory identification and cognitive function in community-dwelling elderly: the Shanghai aging study

 

Male

Female

Age group, years

60–69

70–79

≥80

P value

60–69

70–79

≥80

P value

P value (male vs. female)

No. of participants, n (%)

428(50.6)

307(36.3)

83(9.8)

 

522(49.7)

353 (33.6)

89(8.5)

  

Scores, Mean (SD)

8.4(1.9)

7.5(2.1)

7.0(2.3)

<0.0001

8.5(1.8)

7.6(2.0)

6.9(2.4)

<0.0001

0.254

Median (Min, Max)

8(0,12)

8(3,12)

8(0,12)

 

9(0,12)

8(0,12)

7(0,11)

  

Percentile (%)

 10

6

5

4

 

6

5

4

  

 20

7

6

5

 

7

6

5

  

 30

8

7

6

 

8

7

6

  

 40

8

7

7

 

8

7

7

  

 50

9

8

7

 

9

8

7

  

 60

9

8

8

 

9

8

8

  

 70

9

9

8

 

10

9

8

  

 80

10

9

9

 

10

9

9

  

 90

11

10

9

 

11

10

10

  
  1. Abbreviation: SD standard deviation; P value is for the comparison of scores of olfactory identification with increasing age