Olfactory Impairment Among Rural-Dwelling Chinese Older Adults: Prevalence and Associations With Demographic, Lifestyle, and Clinical Factors

Olfactory Impairment Among Rural-Dwelling Chinese Older Adults: Prevalence and Associations With Demographic, Lifestyle, and Clinical Factors

Objective: Olfactory impairment (OI) refers to decreased (hyposmia) or absent (anosmia) ability to smell. We sought to estimate the prevalence and correlates of OI among rural-dwelling Chinese older adults.Methods: This population-based cross-sectional analysis included 4,514 participants (age ≥65 y...

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Main Authors: Yi Dong, Yongxiang Wang, Keke Liu, Rui Liu, Shi Tang, Qinghua Zhang, Ingrid Ekström, Erika J. Laukka, Yifeng Du, Chengxuan Qiu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
Subjects:
olfactory impairment
hyposmia
anosmia
Sniffin' sticks identification test
old age
population-based study
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnagi.2021.621619/full

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