Normal gustatory function (n = 180) Gustatory dysfunction (n = 39)
p-value
Age Age 46.0 (18.8) 56.5 (18.1) 0.0016
Sex Male 108 (60%) 32 (82.1%) 0.01
Female 72 (40%) 7 (17.9%)
Diabetes Yes 9 (5%) 9 (23.1%) 0.001
No 171 (95%) 30 (76.9%)
Hypertension Yes 32 (17.8%) 11 (28.2%) 0.180
No 148 (82.2%) 28 (71.8%)
Smoking Yes 66 (36.7%) 18 (46.2%) 0.281
No 114 (63.3%) 21 (53.8%)
Subjective olfactory function Subjective olfactory function Subjective olfactory function <0.0001
Normosmia Normosmia 15 (8.3%) 15 (38.5%)
Hyposmia Hyposmia 36 (20%) 10 (25.6%)
Anosmia Anosmia 129 (71.7%) 14 (35.9%)
Objective olfactory function Objective olfactory function Objective olfactory function 0.041
Normosmia Normosmia 78 (43.3%) 18 (46.2%)
Hyposmia Hyposmia 33 (18.3%) 13 (33.3%)
Anosmia Anosmia 69 (38.4%) 8 (20.5%)
Olfactory function test Olfactory function test
Threshold score Threshold score 4.18 (2.63) 2.10 (2.28) <0.0001
Discrimination score Discrimination score 7.62 (1.82) 5.72 (1.99) <0.0001
Identification score Identification score 10.19 (2.61) 7.23 (3.24) <0.0001
TDI score TDI score 21.90 (5.28) 15.28 (6.58) <0.0001