Table 4.

Normative data stratified by sex for hedonic direction (HD) of (i) the short version of SSParoT (including results from odor pair 1 to 4 using the 16-item Sniffin’ Sticks Identification test), (ii) the extended version of SSParoT (including results from pair 1 to 11), and (iii) each odor pair separately.

	Mean (standard deviation)	Min to Max	10th percentile
Short version
Male	− 0.1 (1.5)	− 2.5 to 3.5	− 2.0
Female	− 0.1 (1.6)	− 3.0 to 3.5	− 2.0
Extended version
Male	− 0.1 (1.2)	− 2.5 to 3.5	− 1.5
Female	− 0.1 (1.2)	− 3.0 to 3.5	− 2.0
Pair 1
Male	− 1.3 (0.9)	− 2.0 to 1.0	− 2.0
Female	− 1.4 (0.7)	− 2.0 to − 0.5	− 2.0
Pair 2
Male	− 0.6 (1.0)	− 2.5 to 2.5	− 1.5
Female	− 0.9 (1.0)	− 3.0 to 0.5	− 2.5
Pair 3
Male	0.2 (1.1)	− 1.5 to 2.5	− 1.0
Female	0.0 (1.1)	− 2.0 to 2.0	− 2.0
Pair 4
Male	1.4 (1.4)	− 1.5 to 3.5	− 0.5
Female	2.0 (1.0)	0.0 to 3.5	0.5
Pair 5
Male	0.5 (0.9)	− 1.0 to 2.5	− 0.5
Female	− 0.6 (0.7)	− 1.0 to 1.5	− 0.6
Pair 6
Male	0.2 (1.1)	− 2.0 to 2.5	− 1.0
Female	− 0.6 (0.6)	− 1.0 to 1.5	− 0.6
Pair 7
Male	0.0 (1.1)	− 2.5 to 1.5	− 1.5
Female	− 1.2 (1.0)	− 2.0 to 2.0	− 1.2
Pair 8
Male	− 0.2 (1.0)	− 2.5 to 1.5	− 1.5
Female	− 1.5 (1.1)	− 1.5 to 3.5	− 1.5
Pair 9
Male	− 0.1 (1.1)	− 2.5 to 1.5	− 1.5
Female	− 2.0 (1.0)	− 2.5 to 1.5	− 2.0
Pair 10
Male	− 0.3 (0.9)	− 2.0 to 1.5	− 1.5
Female	− 2.0 (1.0)	− 2.5 to 1.5	− 2.0
Pair 11
Male	− 0.6 (0.7)	− 1.5 to 1.0	− 1.5
Female	− 1.6 (0.8)	− 2.0 to 1.5	− 1.6

Results were derived from subjects between 18 and 35 years (pair 1 to 4, n = 50, 31 males, 19 females; pair 5 to 11, n = 56, 29 males, 27 females).