Olfactory Dysfunction Predicts 5-Year Mortality in Older Adults - 0 views
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pjt111 taylor on 11 Oct 14"In a comprehensive model that included potential confounding factors, anosmic older adults had over three times the odds of death compared to normosmic individuals (OR, 3.37 [95%CI 2.04, 5.57]), higher than and independent of known leading causes of death, and did not result from the following mechanisms: nutrition, cognitive function, mental health, smoking and alcohol abuse or frailty. "