Table 3.
Salty taste threshold and preference by tertiles of zinc intake in men and women a.
| Zinc Intake | P b | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tertile 1 (lowest) | Tertile 2 | Tertile 3 (highest) | ||||
| Total zinc | ||||||
| Men | ||||||
| Threshold (mM) | 20.8 ± 2.4 | 19.7 ± 1.8 | 17.2 ± 2.0 | 0.44 | ||
| Preference (mM) | 85.08 ± 7.9 | 93.7 ± 6.1 | 79.1 ± 6.5 | 0.36 | ||
| Women | ||||||
| Threshold (mM) | 17.1 ± 1.9 | 17.6 ± 1.5 | 12.8 ± 1.0 | 0.04 | ||
| Preference (mM) | 77.2 ± 5.7 | 76.6 ± 4.6 | 72.5 ± 5.1 | 0.63 | ||
| Available zinc | ||||||
| Men | ||||||
| Threshold (mM) | 20.6 ± 2.2 | 18.7 ± 2.0 | 18.5 ± 1.9 | 0.73 | ||
| Preference (mM) | 82.1 ± 8.2 | 89.3 ± 6.4 | 86.6 ± 6.1 | 0.49 | ||
| Women | ||||||
| Threshold (mM) | 17.6 ± 1.9 | 17.5 ± 1.5 | 12.2 ± 1.0 | 0.02 | ||
| Preference (mM) | 79.8 ± 5.4 | 72.6 ± 4.9 | 73.6 ± 5.2 | 0.60 | ||
a Data are expressed as means ± SEM; b Trends of change in salty taste threshold and preference of men or women across tertiles of zinc intake were examined by GLM.