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. 2023 Mar 3;120(9):146–154. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.m2022.0411

eTable 1. Comprehensive tests for assessment of olfaction.

Test, author Test type Number of items Reliability coefficient Commercially available
Connecticut Chemosensory Clinical Research Center (CCCRC) Test
Cain et al., 1983 (21)
Threshold, identification 1
10
Threshold: 0.68
Identification: 0.60
No
University of Pennsylvania Smell Identification Test (UPSIT)
Doty et al., 1984 (e84)
Identification 40 0.94 Yes
T&T Olfactometer
Toyota et al.,1978 (e85) and Takagi, 1989 (e86)
Threshold, identification 5 Threshold: 0.56–0.71
Identification: 0.33–0.45
Yes
Sniffin’ Sticks Test
Hummel et al., 1997 (e87)
Threshold, discrimination, identification 16 per subtest 0.72 Yes
Tasting powders
Heilmann et al., 2002 (e43)
Retronasal identification 20 0.76 No
European Test of Olfactory Capabilities (ETOC)
Thomas-Danguin et al., 2003 (e88)
Threshold, identification 16 0.90 No
Barcelona Smell Test
Cardesin et al., 2006 (e89)
Odor perception, identification, odor memory 24 Not published No
Candy Smell Test
Renner et al., 2009 (24)
Retronasal identification 23 0.75 No
Extended Sniffin’ Sticks Test
Haehner et al., 2009 (e90)
Threshold, discrimination, identification 32 0.93 Yes
Sniffin’ Test of Odor Memory (TOM)
Croy et al., 2015 (e91)
Odor memory 8 0.70 Yes