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. 2023 Apr 28;280(8):3861–3866. doi: 10.1007/s00405-023-07976-0

Table 2.

Proportion of patients that reported at least “sometimes” having problems (SRP); or areas where they have been at least “moderately impaired” (ORQ) for each subdomain

Question % scoring “3” or less
SRP (%)
Smelling the odour of spoiled food 52.3
Perceiving your body odour 50.0
Perceiving unpleasant ambient odours (e.g. smoke, gas) 56.7
Perceiving the body odour of women 43.1
Perceiving the body odour of men 42.2
ORQ (%)
Cooking 67.2
Sexual life 59.6
Eating food 58.5
Drinking beverages 52.3
Using perfumes, deodorants, etc 54.8
Perceiving the scent of flowers 67.7

SRP  self-reported capability of perceiving specific odours scale, ORQ  olfactory related quality of life