Normative Data for the 12-Item Sniffin' Sticks Odor Identification Test in Older Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Quantitative olfactory assessment has demonstrated clinical utility for the evaluation of a range of neurologic, psychiatric, and sinonasal conditions. Here, we provide age, sex, race, and education-specific normative data for the 12-item Sniffin Sticks Odor Identification Test (SSOIT-12) in older Black and White U.S. adults without preclinical or clinical dementia or sinonasal disease.

Method

A sample of 2,224 Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study participants aged 66-89 years were included. A normative regression equation was developed using a linear model for the association of age, sex, race, and education with odor identification score. Regression-based normative mean scores and percentiles were generated by age, sex, race, and education groups.

Results

SUBMITTER: Kamath V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11042920 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature