Table 1.

Mean and standard deviation of sample characteristics

	All	Male	Female
	(n = 647)	(n = 285)	(n = 362)
Age (years)	44.9 ± 12.4	45.7 ± 12.5	44.4 ± 12.2
Teeth (n)	23.1 ± 6.4	22.6 ± 7.0	23.5 ± 6.0
DMFT	15.8 ± 7.3	15.7 ± 7.2	16.0 ± 7.3
Sweet liking score	6.61 ± 1.30	6.60 ± 1.35	6.62 ± 1.27
BMI (kg/m2)	25.1 ± 4.5	26.3 ± 3.9	24.2 ± 2.4

	(n = 322)	(n = 149)	(n = 173)
Simple sugar intake (g/die)a	101.8 ± 49.1	107.2 ± 53.8	97.2 ± 44.4

^aSimple sugar intake is available in a subsample of 322 individuals