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No standardized test is currently used in research or clinical practice in Russia, a country with a total population of ~150 million people. To close this gap, we have tested the original version of the University of Pennsylvania Smell Identification Test (UPSIT) on the population of central Russia including groups of different ages residing in urban areas and in the rural part of the country. Our results demonstrate that the UPSIT is applicable for the evaluation of olfactory function within the population of Central Russia, and allows the detection of age-related differences in human olfactory function. However, several odor samples present within the original UPSIT proved to be unfamiliar to the subjects due to cultural differences. We have therefore tested and identified odor items that may replace poorly recognizable smells of the original UPSIT. Thus, we have developed a culturally adapted version of the UPSIT to be used within the population of the Central Russia. |
