ArticleNeurology2023
Association of Performance on Olfactory and Cognitive Screening Tests With Conversion to Dementia in a Biracial Cohort of Older Adults.
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- Olfactory Impairment and Incident Cognitive Decline: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International forum of allergy & rhinology · 2025Pooled it
- Predictors of Improvement after Cognitive Training in Mild Cognitive Impairment: Insights from the Cognitive Training and Neuroplasticity in Mild Cognitive Impairment Trial.Alzheimer disease and associated disordersTrial
- Walking to protect against cognitive decline: the role of APOE genotype and sex.Biology of sex differences · 2026Article
- Olfactory dysfunction increases progression to dementia in cognitively impaired older adults: a 12-year population-based study.GeroScience · 2026Article
- Olfactory Dysfunction and Cognitive Decline: Are They Related?Current allergy and asthma reports · 2025Review
- Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Associations Between Olfaction and White-Matter Integrity Across the Lifespan.Human brain mapping · 2025Article
- Performance of a smell identification test versus the Mini-Mental Status Exam for the detection of dementia and cognitive impairment among persons with cognitive concerns in primary care.Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD · 2025Article
- Olfaction and Plasma Biomarkers of Alzheimer Disease and Neurodegeneration in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study.Neurology · 2025Article
- Comparison of brief olfactory and cognitive assessments to neuroimaging biomarkers in the prediction of cognitive decline and dementia in the MCSA cohort.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2024Article
- Structural connectivity of the human olfactory network and its relation to aging and olfactory function.Imaging neuroscience (Cambridge, Mass.)Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
objectivesOdor identification deficits are associated with transition to dementia, whereas intact odor identification and global cognition test performance may identify lack of transition. The purpose of this study was to examine intact odor identification and global cognition as prognostic indicators of lack of transition to dementia in a biracial (Black and White) cohort.
methodsIn a community-dwelling sample of older adults from the Health, Aging, and Body Composition study, odor identification was measured using the Brief Smell Identification Test (BSIT), and global cognition was measured using the Teng Modified Mini-Mental State Examination (3MS). Survival analyses for dementia transition over 4 and 8 years of follow-up used Cox proportional hazards models.
resultsA total of 2,240 participants had an average age of 75.5 years (SD 2.8). Approximately 52.7% were female individuals. Approximately 36.7% were Black and 63.3% were White individuals. Impaired odor identification (hazard ratio [HR] 2.29, 95% CI 1.79-2.94, DISCUSSION: Odor identification testing paired with a global cognitive screening test identified individuals at low risk of transition to dementia in a biracial community cohort with a pronounced effect in the eighth decade of life. Identification of such individuals can reduce the need for extensive investigation to establish a diagnosis. Odor identification deficits showed utility in both Black and White participants, unlike the race-dependent utility of a global cognitive test and ApoE genotype.
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