Table 2

Prevalence for olfactory dysfunction and olfactory identification impairment.

JobOlfactory dysfunction*Odour identification impairment†
Office work21  (21.2)21  (21.2)
Automobile repair37  (45.1)45  (54.9)
Printing99  (69.7)117  (82.3)
Shoemaking40  (88.9)39  (86.7)
Plating24  (88.9)26  (96.3)
  • Data are shown as number (%).

  • *Evaluated with KVSS I (office work) or TDI score of KVSS II (automobile repair, printing, shoemaking and plating).

  • †Evaluated with KVSS I (office work) or odour identification test in KVSS II (automobile repair, printing, shoemaking and plating).

  • KVSS, Korean version of Sniffin’s Stick; TDI, Threshold, Discrimination and Identification.