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Table 2 Participant characteristics (subgroup)

From: Olfactory function is associated with cognitive performance: results from the population-based LIFE-Adult-Study

 

Female (n = 1044, 46.9%)

Male (n = 1183, 53.1%)

Total (n = 2227)

Age (years)

 18–29

83 (8.0%)

72 (6.1%)

155 (7.0%)

 30–39

58 (5.6%)

89 (7.5%)

147 (6.6%)

 40–49

67 (6.4%)

88 (7.4%)

155 (7.0%)

 50–59

28 (2.7%)

27 (2.3%)

55 (2.5%)

 60–69

411 (39.4%)

430 (36.3%)

841 (37.8%)

 70–79

397 (38.0%)

477 (40.3%)

874 (39.2%)

Smell test score*

10 (9–11)

10 (9–11)

10 (9–11)

Depressive symptoms

83 (8.0%)

40 (3.4%)

123 (5.5%)

University education

255 (24.4%)

470 (39.7%)

725 (32.6%)

CERAD word list learning*

24.0 (21.0–26.0)

22.0 (19.0–25.0)

23.0 (20.0–25.0)

 Max score 30

   

 Higher values are better

 Cognitively impaired#

136 (13.0%)

106 (9.0%)

242 (10.9%)

CERAD word list recall*

9.0 (7.0–10.0)

8.0 (7.0–9.0)

8.0 (7.0–9.0)

 Max score 10

   

 Higher values are better

   

 Cognitively impaired#

76 (7.3%)

56 (4.7%)

132 (5.9%)

  1. *Median (IQR)
  2. #At least one standard deviation below age-, sex-, and education-specific norms from CERAD