Table 1 Descriptive values of age, sex, and smoking status.

From: Age-related changes in oral sensitivity, taste and smell

 

Younger participants (age < 60)

(n = 30)

Older participants

(n = 30)

p-value

Age (mean [SD])

27 (5.1)

71.2 (8.4)

 < 0.001

Male (n [%])

16 (53.3%)

13 (43.3%)

0.438

Cigarette smoking (n [%])

5 (16.7)

4 (13.3%)

0.718

  1. The difference in age was assessed with independent t tests, the difference in the other (categorical) variables with χ2 tests.
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