Table 2.
The χ2 values for PTC tasting ability in North Indian Muslim Populations
| Populations | n | Male | Female | Combined | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tasters | Non-tasters | Tasters | Non-tasters | Tasters | Non-tasters | ||
| Syed | 172 | 59(0.3767) | 21(2.37) | 67(0.8900) | 25(0.4275) | 126(1.22) | 46(2.42) |
| Sheikh | 157 | 51(0.033) | 23(0.5309) | 55(4.59) | 28(0.1523) | 106(0.030) | 51(0.060) |
| Pathan | 120 | 37(0.0263) | 21(0.0143) | 40(0.066) | 22(0.2261) | 77(0.089) | 43(0.175) |
| Sherwani | 97 | 31(2.55) | 15(0.1434) | 37(0.3293) | 14(0.2666) | 68(0.202) | 29(0.399) |
| Shia | 112 | 37(0.066) | 19(5.24) | 39(3.70) | 17(0.1295) | 76(0.037) | 36(0.072) |
| Ansari | 163 | 45(0.849) | 41(6.27) | 47(1.62) | 30(0.3333) | 92(2.43) | 71(4.79) |
| Total | 821 | 260 | 140 | 285 | 136 | 545 | 276 |
Parentheses=chi-square value (χ2) and n =number of individuals. χ2 = 31.20, df = 5, P<0.00001(statistically significant at P<0.05).