Poor Odor Identification Predicts Mortality Risk in Older Adults Without Neurodegenerative Diseases: The Shanghai Aging Study

Previous evidence has shown that olfactory impairment could be regarded as an early marker of impending neurodegenerative diseases.1 According to some cohort studies,2 –4 the decline of olfactory function might reflect a wider range of pathologic conditions irrespective of neurodegeneration, which could contribute to mortality. We intended to verify the hypothesis that poor olfactory identification could predict long-term mortality risk in older adults without n eurodegenerative diseases by analyzing the longitudinal data of the Shanghai Aging Study.
Source: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association - Category: Health Management Authors: Tags: Research Letters Source Type: research