Table 2 Clinical characteristics of the study population
Patient | Sex | Age | Educational level | Age at symptom onset | work/ academic problems | GAF score | Self-perception of odor | Odor directly perceived by a third party | Interpretation | Source of odor | Odor control strategies | Depressive symptoms | Impact on sex life |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Patient #1 | F | adult | medium | adulthood | no | 65 | yes | by a friend | yes | sweating | food eviction | no | yes |
Patient #2 | M | adult | high | adolescence | ND | 55 | no | no | yes | not known | showers | no | yes |
Patient #3 | M | adult | low | adulthood | no | 65 | no | by a friend | yes | not known | showers, food eviction | no | yes |
Patient #4 | F | adult | medium | childhood | yes | 50 | yes | by a friend | yes | skin, breath | food eviction, perfumes, antibiotics | yes | yes |
Patient #5 | F | adult | medium | adulthood | no | 65 | no | no | yes | not known | none | yes | yes |
Patient #6 | F | adult | medium | adolescence | no | 60 | no | no | yes | not known | showers | yes | yes |
Patient #7 | F | adult | low | adulthood | no | 90 | no | by a friend | no | genital | showers, food eviction | yes | no |
Patient #8 | M | adult | medium | adulthood | yes | 30 | no | no | yes | not known | none | no | yes |
Patient #9 | F | adult | medium | adulthood | no | 50 | no | no | yes | sweating, breath | perfumes, showers, food eviction | no | no |
Patient #10 | F | adult | medium | adulthood | no | 60 | no | no | yes | not known | none | yes | no |
Patient #11 | M | adult | not recorded | adulthood | no | 60 | yes | no | yes | sweating | food eviction | yes | yes |
Patient #12 | M | child | school age | < 3 years | no | 90 | no | by parents and clinicians | no | sweating, scalp, hands | none | no | not relevant |
Patient #13 | M | child | school age | < 3 years | no | 90 | no | by parents and clinicians | no | scalp, sweating | none | no | not relevant |