Backward stepwise logistic regression model for smell and taste disorders
| Smell impairment | Taste impairment | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | OR (95% CI) | p Value | OR (95% CI) | p Value |
| Age (per 5-year increment) | 1.37 (1.30 to 1.45) | <0.001 | 0.93 (0.89 to 0.97) | 0.01 |
| Sex | <0.001 | |||
| Women | 1 (reference) | |||
| Men | 1.68 (1.27 to 2.22) | – | ||
| Race/ethnicity | <0.001 | |||
| Non-Hispanic White | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) | ||
| Mexican American | 1.68 (1.02 to 2.76) | – | ||
| Non-Hispanic Black | 1.91 (1.36 to 2.67) | 1.46 (1.07 to 1.99) | 0.02 | |
| Ratio of family income to poverty | 0.03 | |||
| <1.3 vs >3.5 | 1.45 (1.04 to 2.01) | – | ||
| Education level | <0.001 | |||
| Low vs high | 1.33 (1.17 to 1.51) | – | ||
| Alcohol use | <0.01 | |||
| 1–3 drinks/day vs non-drinker | 0.72 (0.58 to 0.91) | – | ||
| ≥4 drinks/day vs non-drinker | – | 1.42 (1.05 to 1.93) | 0.03 | |
| CVD | – | 1.30 (1.02 to 1.67) | 0.04 | |
| Cancer | 1.38 (1.05 to 1.83) | 0.02 | – | |
| Asthma | 1.39 (1.02 to 1.89) | 0.03 | – | |
–, not included in the final model.
CVD, cardiovascular disease.