This study examined the relationship between olfactory function and taste function as same as last report. A personal function test was calculated from the Yakumo study database, and the odour stick identification test and salt taste identification test were administered to healthy elderly people. The participants were community dwellers who voluntarily participated in the Yakumo Study and had managed everyday life by themselves. We united data for three years (2015-2017) and checked a taste

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... t result and the olfactometry result. We compared the answer of female participants with that of male participants and found that recognition of odour identification test was better in female participants than male participants. Regarding the salt taste, it was revealed that there was no statistically significant difference between males and females. It was also found that there was no statistically significant difference between age with regard to taste. As for olfaction, it became clear that there is statistically significant difference between males and females. Female had statistically significant olfactory test results better than males. Statistically significant olfactory test results were particularly good in the sixties and seventies. It was also clear that there was statistically significant difference between age with respect to olfaction. The olfaction was diminished with age. Result of 12 kinds of odour recognition, male and female have the same result of top three incenses and bottom four incenses. The most comprehensible smell was the following order. That incense is Curry, Sweat socks, and Fried garlic. The most incomprehensible smell was the following order. That incense is Cypress, Mandarin orange, Menthol, and Wood. We regard the test-result of the saltiness as normalcy if participant can recognize saltness in less than 0.1%. And we regard the test-result of odour as normalcy if participant can recognize the smell of Curry, Sweat socks, and Fried garlic.