Table 3 OSIT-J odorants and trends of declining identifiability with dementia progression by Jonckheere-Terpstra test.

From: Heterogeneity of odorant identification impairment in patients with Alzheimer’s Disease

Odorant

Z value

p

perfume

4.70

<0.001

rose

3.33

<0.001

Japanese cypress (hinoki)

2.97

0.003

curry

2.76

0.006

India ink

2.54

0.01

gas leak odour

2.07

0.04

menthol

1.93

0.053

condensed milk

1.37

0.17

Japanese orange

1.20

0.23

wood

1.20

0.23

roasted garlic

0.55

0.58

sweaty socks

0.40

0.69

  1. The odour stick identification test for Japanese (OSIT-J) “Cognitive subset” consists of the six odorants that showed a significant trend of decline in identifiability with dementia progression.
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