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Taste and Smell Charts and Tables

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Prevalence of Smell Impairment in Clinical Testing

Percentage of males and females with smell impairment, by age.

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Self-Reported Problems with Sense of Taste

Number of people per 1,000 adults reporting various problems with sense of taste, by gender and age.

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Self-Reported Problems with Sense of Smell

Number of people per 1,000 adults reporting various problems with sense of smell, by gender and age.

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Global Variation in Sensitivity to Bitter-Tasting Substances (PTC or PROP)

Ability to taste phenylthiocarbamide (PTC) or 6-n-propylthiouracil (PROP) across more than 370 population samples worldwide.

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Selected Risk Factors for Smell Impairment

The strength of several risk factors for olfactory impairment in a population-based study of sensory loss and aging in older adults in Beaver Dam, WI.

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