Table 4.
Frequency Distribution of Olfactory Dysfunction Types in Relation to Age and Sex
The Comorbidities | Olfactory Dysfunction (N:223) | X2 | P.value | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Partial Anosmia | Anosmia | Troposmia | Hyposmia | Euosmia | |||
Age | |||||||
12 – 22 – 32 – 42 – 52 – 62 – >62 |
0 2 0 0 0 0 |
1 0 5 3 0 0 |
3 3 4 16 0 0 |
8 22 48 29 55 16 |
0 0 0 1 5 2 |
68.15 | 0.000* |
Sex | |||||||
Male | 4 | 117 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 2.96 | 0.564 |
Female | 4 | 61 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
Abbreviations: X2, chi-square test; P.value, significance, *, significant relationship.