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Table 1 Participant characteristics

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

 

Female (n = 3483, 51.3%)

Male (n = 3300, 48.7%)

Total (n = 6783)

Age (years)

 18–29

97 (2.8%)

85 (2.6%)

182 (2.7%)

 30–39

81 (2.3%)

111 (3.4%)

192 (2.8%)

 40–49

993 (28.5%)

881 (26.7%)

1874 (27.6%)

 50–59

870 (25.0%)

744 (22.5%)

1614 (23.8%)

 60–69

812 (23.3%)

777 (23.5%)

1589 (23.0%)

 70–79

630 (18.1%)

702 (21.3%)

1332 (19.6%)

Smell test score*

10 (9–11)

10 (9–11)

10 (9–11)

Depressive symptoms

327 (9.4%)

122 (3.7%)

449 (6.6%)

University education

869 (24.9%)

1097 (33.2%)

1966 (29.0%)

CERAD verbal fluency*

24.0 (20.0–28.0)

23.0 (19.0–28.0)

24.0 (19.0–28.0)

 Higher values are better

 Cognitively impaired#

398 (11.4%)

361 (10.9%)

759 (11.2%)

Trail Making Test A*

33.0 (26.0–42.0)

34.0 (27.0–44.0)

34.0 (26.0–43.0)

 Max score 180

   

 Lower values are better

   

 Cognitively impaired#

208 (6.0%)

207 (6.3%)

415 (6.1%)

Trail Making Test B/A*

2.2 (1.8–2.8)

2.3 (1.9–2.8)

2.3 (1.9–2.8)

 Lower values are better

   

 Cognitively impaired#

276 (7.9%)

401 (12.2%)

677 (10.0%)

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