Table 1 Background characteristics of participants in the study
From: Smell, taste and trigeminal disorders in a 65‐year‐old population
Participant characteristics | % (n) |
|---|---|
(N = 223) | |
Gender | |
Male | 55 (123) |
Female | 45 (100) |
Smoking | |
Never smoker | 41 (91) |
Former smoker | 48 (106) |
Current smoker | 12 (26) |
Diseases | |
Cerebral hemorrhage | 4 (8) |
Heart attack | 6 (14) |
Gastrointestinal disease | 2 (5) |
Medication type | |
Antidepressants | 4 (8) |
Anticoagulants | 21 (46) |
Antacid medication | 9 (19) |
Asthma medication | 6 (14) |
Corticosteroidsa | 2 (4) |
Hormone medicationb | 13 (28) |
Hyposalivation | |
Stimulated saliva | 5 (12) |
Unstimulated saliva | 10 (22) |