Table 1. Patients Characteristics Table 1. Patients Characteristics
Characteristics
All Patients (n=270)
Normal Q-SIT (n=226) Abnormal Q-SIT (n=44)
P value
Demographic data Demographic data
Age (Y) – mean (SD) 43 (±12) 44 (±12) 39 (±11) 0.109
18-25 – no. (%). 18 (6.7) 12 (5.3) 6 (13.6)
26-35 – no. (%). 59 (21.9) 47 (20.8) 12 (27.3)
36-45 – no. (%). 81 (30.0) 66 (29.2) 15 (34.1)
46-55 – no. (%). 69 (25.6) 62 (27.4) 7 (15.9)
56-65 – no. (%). 34 (12.6) 30 (13.3) 4 (9.1)
>65 – no. (%). 9 (3.3) 9 (4.0) 0 (0)
Sex <0.001
Male – no. (%). 198 (73.3) 176 (77.9) 22 (50.0)
Female – no. (%). 72 (26.7) 50 (22.1) 22 (50.0)
Nationality 0.795
Saudi – no. (%). 177 (65.6) 143 (63.3) 34 (77.3)
Arab, non-Saudi – no. (%). 9 (3.3) 7 (3.1) 2 (4.5)
Indian – no. (%). 25 (9.3) 23 (10.2) 2 (4.5)
Pakistani – no. (%). 19 (7.0) 17 (7.5) 2 (4.5)
Bangladeshi – no. (%). 19 (7.0) 16 (7.1) 3 (6.8)
Filipino – no. (%). 14 (5.2) 13 (5.8) 1 (2.3)
Others– no. (%). 7 (2.6) 7 (3.1) 0 (0)
Abbreviations: Q-SIT, quick- smell identification Test. Abbreviations: Q-SIT, quick- smell identification Test. Abbreviations: Q-SIT, quick- smell identification Test. Abbreviations: Q-SIT, quick- smell identification Test. Abbreviations: Q-SIT, quick- smell identification Test.