Table 1.

Olfactory function and demographics for study population of urban-dwelling older adults in US.

Characteristic	Weighted %	Weighted mean ± SD
Odors correctly identified (n = 2,221)
Impaired olfaction (0–3 correct)	23.3
0	1.3
1	2.3
2	5.4
3	14.2
Normal olfaction (4–5 correct)	76.7
4	28.3
5	48.4
Age (years, n = 2,221)		67.9 ± 8.0
Gender (men, n = 2,221)	48.8
Race/ethnicity (n = 2,210)
White	78.0
Black	11.2
Hispanic, non-Black	8.4
Other	2.4
Education (n = 2,221)
< High school	18.0
High school graduate or equivalent	24.6
Some college	30.2
Bachelors or higher	27.2
Cognition (SPMSQ, n = 2,221)		9.2 ± 1.2
Modified Charlson comorbidity index (n = 2,221)		1.7 ± 1.7
Smoking (current smokers, n = 2,221)	18.2
Season (cool, n = 2,221)	30.3
Freq. of physical activity (1+ times per week, n = 2,218)	78.3
Employment (current employed, n = 2,220)	40.1
Among those 57–64 years age	61.3
Among those 65–74 years age	31.9
Among those 75–85 years age	15.2
Region (n = 2,221)
West	22.7
Midwest	20.6
South	37.6
Northeast	19.2
Time lived in current neighborhood (years, n = 1,731)		20.8 ± 16.7