Table 3.
Frequency Distribution of Olfactory Dysfunction Occurrence According to Age and Sex
Olfactory Dysfunction | X2 | P.value | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Absent (85) | Present (223) | |||||
No. | % | No. | % | |||
Age | ||||||
12–22 | 9 | 10.6% | 12 | 6.8% | 42.119 | 0.000* |
23–32 | 2 | 2.4% | 27 | 9.4% | ||
33–42 | 0 | 0.0% | 57 | 18.5% | ||
43–52 | 37 | 43.5% | 49 | 27.9% | ||
53–62 | 30 | 35.3% | 60 | 29.2% | ||
>62 | 7 | 8.2% | 18 | 8.1% | ||
Sex | ||||||
Male | 63 | 74.1 | 147 | 65.9 | 1.907 | 0.167 |
Female | 22 | 25.9 | 76 | 34.1 |
Abbreviations: %, percentage (of columns); X2, chi-square test; P.value, significance; *, significant relationship.