[The Connecticut Chemosensorial Clinical Research Center olfaction test: values in healthy volunteers].
OBJECTIVE
To know the values of the olfactory test (CCCRC) performed in healthy people. To analyse how the age and sex affect the test.


METHODS
Descriptive study in 100 volunteers with no olfactory disorders. We used CCCRC olfactory test, which it has an odor threshold component, an odor identification component and a composite score. We analysed how age and sex variables affect olfactory test data, listing a t-Student test. The size sample is calculated to 0.05 alfa error.


RESULTS
Threshold test data mean was 5.8. Identification test data mean was 7.5. Composite score mean was 6.7.


CONCLUSIONS
Age is a significant factor in our study but not sex. Sample size is sufficient to analyze normal values. Our results are similar to other authors.
Toledano
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A
Unidad ORL, Fundación Hospital Alcorcón, Unidad de Rinologia, Hospital Rúber Internacional, Madrid. atoledano@fhalcorcon.es
González
E
E
Onrubia
T J
TJ
Herráiz
C
C
Mate
M A
MA
García
M
M
Navarro
M
M
Plaza
G
G
Aparicio
J M
JM
de los Santos
G
G
Galindo
N
N
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D003955:Diagnostic Tests, Routine; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009812:Odorants; D000857:Olfaction Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012016:Reference Values; D012737:Sex Factors; D013030:Spain