Table 1.

Percent of Incident OD by Sex and Age at the 6-Year Follow-Up

Age Cohort	Women			Men			All			OR (CI) by Cohort*
	n	OD % (n)	95% CI	N	OD % (n)	95% CI	N	OD % (n)	95% CI
60	238	8.4 (20)	5.5–12.6	161	7.5 (12)	4.3–12.6	399	8.0 (32)	5.7–11.1
66	161	9.3 (15)	5.7–14.8	97	19.6 (19)	12.9–28.6	258	13.2 (34)	9.6–17.9	1.74 (1.05–2.90)
72	119	12.6 (15)	7.8–19.8	60	15.0 (9)	8.1–26.1	179	13.4 (24)	9.2–19.2	1.78 (1.01–3.11)
78	78	29.5 (23)	20.5–40.4	24	25.0 (6)	12.0–44.9	102	28.4 (29)	20.6–37.8	4.56 (2.60–7.99)
>80	47	36.2 (17)	24.0–50.5	19	36.8 (7)	19.2–59.0	66	36.2 (24)	25.8–48.4	6.55 (3.53–12.16)
All	643	14.0 (90)	11.5–16.9	361	14.7 (53)	11.4–18.7	1004	14.2 (143)	12.2–16.5

Note: CI = Confidence interval; OD = Olfactory dysfunction; OR = Odds ratio.

*Reference category: 60 years..