Table 3.
Descriptive statistics (Mdn: median; IQR: interquartile range) of the 16 original Sniffin’ Sticks items, the 24 new items, and the 40-item Monell Extended Sniffin’ Sticks Identification subtest (MONEX-40) as well as results of the independent statistical tests investigating sex differences.
| All subjects | Female subjects | Male subjects | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | 259 | 163 | 96 | |
| 16-Item original identification test | ||||
| Mdn | 14 | 14 | 14 | |
| IQR | 2 | 2 | 1.75 | |
| p | 0.810 | |||
| 24 new items | ||||
| Mdn | 18 | 19 | 17.5 | |
| IQR | 3 | 3 | 3.75 | |
| p | 0.006 | |||
| 40-items Monell Extended Sniffin’ Sticks Identification Test | ||||
| Mdn | 32 | 32 | 32 | |
| IQR | 4 | 4 | 5 | |
| p | 0.076 | |||