Table 2.

Descriptive summary statistics of the 7-point hedonic facial scale for all subjects (primary endpoint)

	Hedonic facial scale score
	Strawberry-flavored lozenge (n = 102)	Orange-flavored lozenge (n = 102)
Mean scores in different age groups
6 years [n = 13]	6.15	4.62
7 years [n = 6]	5.33	4.33
8 years [n = 16]a	5.60	3.93
9 years [n = 20]	5.75	3.90
10 years [n = 15]	5.20	4.87
11 years [n = 14]	6.07	4.71
12 years [n = 19]	5.74	4.32
Overall scores
Mean	5.72	4.35
Median	6	4
Maximum	7	7
Minimum	1	1
SD	1	2
SEM	0.12	0.18
UCL	6	5
LCL	5	4

^aOne subject withdrew from the study before tasting either lozenge

SD standard deviation, SEM standard error of the mean, UCL upper confidence limit, LCL lower confidence limit