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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Acad Nutr Diet. 2015 Apr 2;115(8):1272–1282. doi: 10.1016/j.jand.2015.02.017

Table 2.

MSG and NaCl taste detection thresholds in a cohort of 97 pediatric normal-weight and overweight/obese subjects [mean ± SEM (n)].

Measure All children Normal weight Overweight/obese p-Valuea
MSG threshold (mM) 2.4 ± 0.2 (84) 2.2 ± 0.2 (40) 2.7 ± 0.1 (44) 0.23
NaCl threshold (mM) 3.6 ± 0.3 (83) 3.7 ± 0.3 (44) 3.4 ± 0.3 (39) 0.75
p-Valueb 0.003 0.03 0.04
a

Comparisons between normal weight and overweight/obese groups were made with independent t-tests. p-values are unadjusted.

b

Comparisons between MSG and NaCl thresholds within each group were made with dependent t-tests. p-values are unadjusted.