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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2006 Mar 11.
Published in final edited form as: Pediatrics. 2005 Feb;115(2):e216–e222. doi: 10.1542/peds.2004-1582

TABLE 4.

Effects of A49P Genotype and Race/Ethnicity on Preferred Level of Sucrose and the Sugar and Sodium Content of Favorite Cereals in Mothers

Mothers A49P Sucrose Preference (g/100 mL) Sugar Content of Cereal (g/100 g) Sodium Content of Cereal (mg/100 g)
Black AA 12.3 ± 1.9 30.0 ± 2.8 69.9 ± 3.3
AP/PP 15.5 ± 1.5a 31.8 ± 2.1 59.1 ± 3.5
Total 14.5 ± 1.2 31.2 ± 1.7a 62.7 ± 3.5
White AA 16.2 ± 3.3 21.4 ± 4.1 51.0 ± 1.0
AP/PP 9.7 ± 1.8b 18.5 ± 3.0 71.1 ± 5.0
Total 11.5 ± 1.6 19.4 ± 3.4b 65.1 ± 4.9
All mothers AA 13.5 ± 1.7 27.4 ± 2.4 64.3 ± 4.0
AP/PP 13.4 ± 1.2 27.5 ± 1.9 63.1 ± 2.9

Values are means ± SEM. To convert values for sucrose to moles per liter, multiply by 0.0292. Within each measure, a is significantly different from b.