Table 3.
Descriptive statistics of the case series by cause of olfactory loss.
| Variable | Congenital | Idiopathic | Post-Infection | Sino-Nasal Disease | Trauma | Miscellaneous |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of cases | 10 | 66 | 63 | 34 | 33 | 17 |
| Mean age in years (SD) | 17.7 (5.6) | 61.9 (13.8) | 56.2 (15.3) | 57.5 (11.4) | 53.2 (14.6) | 52.6 (17.5) |
| Percent males | 20% | 47% | 32% | 53% | 49% | 50% |
| Percent presence of parosmia | 0% | 8% | 37% | 0% | 18% | 6% |
| Percent presence of phantosmia | 0% | 18% | 11% | 9% | 21% | 6% |
| Mean duration of problem-months (SD) | - | 33.3 (37.7) | 19.9 (30.0) | 71.9 (65.4) | 17.5 (26.9) | 27.8 (30.4) |
| Mean threshold (SD) | 1.0 (0.2) | 2.7 (2.1) | 2.3 (2.0) | 2.2 (2.0) | 1.6 (1.6) | 3.9 (2.7) |
| Mean discrimination (SD) | 5.6 (2.2) | 8.6 (3.1) | 8.3 (3.1) | 8.8 (3.2) | 7.0 (2.8) | 9.9 (3.2) |
| Mean identification (SD) | 4.8 (1.7) | 9.1 (4.0) | 8.8 (3.5) | 8.1 (4.3) | 5.9 (4.0) | 11.0 (3.3) |
| Mean retronasal test (SD) | 53.3 (40.2) | 68.3 (35.7) | 67.6 (34.4) | 65.1 (23.7) | 65.1 (31.3) | 83.3 (35.7) |
| Mean taste sprays (SD) | 92.5 (12.0) | 90.0 (22.5) | 93.5 (16.3) | 93.2 (15.7) | 92.3 (18.3) | 92.5 (14.7) |
| Mean Western style diet (SD) | 61.1 (6.8) | 51.0 (10.3) | 52.6 (10.9) | 53.5 (11.3) | 55.1 (11.0) | 54.1 (12.3) |