Table 1. Demographic Data.
| Characteristic | Participants, No. (%) (N = 115) |
|---|---|
| Age, median (range), y | 42 (19-70) |
| Sex | |
| Women | 92 (80) |
| Men | 22 (19) |
| Other | 1 (1) |
| Racea | |
| African American | 8 (7) |
| Asian | 4 (4) |
| Hispanic | 9 (8) |
| White | 97 (84) |
| Other | 2 (2) |
| Taste dysfunction | 59 (51) |
| Duration of smell impairment | |
| <1 mo | 5 (4) |
| 1-3 mos | 24 (21) |
| 4-6 mos | 11 (10) |
| 6-12 mos | 30 (26) |
| >1 y | 37 (32) |
| Lifetime | 8 (7) |
| Cause of olfactory dysfunction | |
| COVID-19 | 53 (46) |
| Viral infection other than COVID-19 | 5 (4) |
| Neuropsychiatric disease | 2 (2) |
| Congenital disease | 1 (1) |
| Allergic rhinitis, chronic rhinosinusitis, and/or nasal polyps | 12 (10) |
| Septal deviation or other mechanical obstruction | 5 (4) |
| Iatrogenic (surgical, medication side effect) | 5 (4) |
| Other | 9 (8) |
| Does not know | 23 (20) |
| Smoking | |
| Current | 8 (7) |
| Past | 20 (17) |
| Never | 87 (76) |
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Participants were able to select multiple options for race.