Table 1.

Mean scores given to three MHC-similar and three MHC-dissimilar male odours by 110 normally cycling women tested during the late follicular phase (session 1). The core sample excludes non-UK women and shirts worn by non-UK men or those that were noted by the participant as smelling of tobacco smoke or fragranced products.

	mean±s.e.
measure	similar	dissimilar	paired t	d.f.	p
all women, all shirts
pleasantness	3.95±0.08	3.89±0.09	0.41	109	0.685
desirability	3.47±0.10	3.42±0.11	0.37	109	0.713
intensity	4.25±0.09	4.50±0.09	1.95	109	0.053
core sample (UK women, no confounds)
pleasantness	3.77±0.11	3.87±0.13	0.57	84	0.569
desirability	3.35±0.13	3.42±0.14	0.44	84	0.661
intensity	4.18±0.13	4.32±0.12	0.78	84	0.436