Table 5.
Exploratory zero-order correlations between two key components of a Western-style diet (Dietary fat and sugar scale: DFS), and measures of olfactory impairment overall, and across the different groups.
| Group | Saturated-Fat Rich Foods | Added Sugar Rich Foods | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threshold | Identification | Discrimination | Threshold | Identification | Discrimination | |
| Overall | −0.01 | −0.02 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.11 |
| Congenital | 0.00 | −0.77 * | −0.44 | −0.08 | −0.01 | 0.07 |
| Idiopathic | 0.13 | 0.19 | 0.14 | 0.36 * | 0.45 * | 0.29 * |
| Post-infection | 0.03 | −0.11 | −0.08 | −0.12 | −0.19 | 0.01 |
| Sino-nasal disease | −0.21 | 0.19 | 0.09 | −0.34 ** | 0.06 | 0.02 |
| Trauma | 0.04 | −0.11 | 0.06 | −0.01 | −0.12 | 0.37 * |
| Miscellaneous | −0.01 | −0.16 | 0.45 | 0.11 | −0.47 ** | −0.07 |
* p < 0.05; ** p < 0.1.