Prevalence of Smell Impairment in Clinical Testing

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Chart created by the NIDCD Epidemiology and Statistics Program.

Source: Based on the San Diego Odor Identification Test conducted in the Epidemiology of Hearing Loss Study, a population-based study of sensory loss and aging in older adults in Beaver Dam, WI.

Reference

• Murphy C, Schubert CR, Cruickshanks KJ, Klein BEK, Klein R, Nondahl DM. Prevalence of olfactory impairment in older adults. (abstract) JAMA. 2002 Nov 13;288(18):2307–12.