Poor Olfaction and Risk of Stroke in Older Adults: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Poor olfaction may be associated with adverse cerebrovascular events, but empirical evidence is limited. We aimed to investigate the association of olfaction with the risk of stroke in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study.

Methods

We included 5799 older adults with no history of stroke at baseline from 2011 to 2013 (75.5±5.1 years, 59.0% female and 22.2% Black). Olfaction was assessed by the 12-item Sniffin' Sticks odor identification test and defined as poor (number correct ≤8), moderate (9-10), or good (11-12). Participants were followed from baseline to the date of the first stroke, death, last contact, or December 31, 2020, whichever occurred first. We used the discrete-time subdistribution hazard model to estimate the marginal cumulative incidence of

SUBMITTER: Chamberlin KW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11774471 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature