Department of ORL and Head & Neck Surgery, Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2012 Feb;146(2):240-6. doi: 10.1177/0194599811425019. Epub 2011 Oct 13.
This study aimed to research the normative values of olfactory function in the Turkish population using the Sniffin' Sticks test and to relate olfactory performance to age, sex, smoking, educational level, and the side examined. It also aimed to compare the results with other countries' normative values, especially Europe, using the same test and procedure.
Prospective clinical study.
Tertiary referral center.
This study was a prospective clinical trial conducted in a tertiary clinic. A total of 100 healthy subjects were included in the study. Of these, 50 were men and 50 were women. The mean (SD) age of the subjects was 37.7 (14.8) years (range, 18-77 years).
Odor scores were lower than the scores of other countries, and the scores decreased significantly with age. There was no relationship between olfaction and sex or smoking. Subjects with a lower educational status had lower scores compared with the scores of median and highly educated subjects.
This is the first study that evaluated the relationship between education level and olfaction. According to the results, the cultural differences, education level, and age seemed to influence odor scores. The Sniffin' Sticks test can be used to assess olfactory performance in a Turkish population, but identification of odors in this test battery may show variability because of local and cultural factors.
本研究旨在使用“嗅棒测试”（Sniffin' Sticks test）研究土耳其人群的嗅觉功能正常值，并将嗅觉表现与年龄、性别、吸烟、教育水平和所检查的侧别相关联。还旨在使用相同的测试和程序，将结果与其他国家（尤其是欧洲）的正常值进行比较。
前瞻性临床研究。
三级转诊中心。
这是一项在三级诊所进行的前瞻性临床试验。共有 100 名健康受试者纳入研究。其中 50 名男性，50 名女性。受试者的平均（SD）年龄为 37.7（14.8）岁（范围 18-77 岁）。
气味评分低于其他国家的评分，且随着年龄的增长评分显著下降。嗅觉与性别或吸烟无关。受教育程度较低的受试者的评分低于中等和高等教育程度受试者的评分。
这是第一项评估教育水平与嗅觉之间关系的研究。根据研究结果，文化差异、教育水平和年龄似乎会影响气味评分。“嗅棒测试”可用于评估土耳其人群的嗅觉表现，但在该测试组合中识别气味可能会因本地和文化因素而出现差异。
