Table 1.

Characteristics of study participants

	All Participants	Females	Males
(n)	82	48	34
age	32.1±0.9	32.9±1.3	31.0±1.2
prefered spice level*	2.1±0.1	1.8±0.1	2.4±0.2
VARSEEK score	16.4±0.5	16.4±0.6	16.5±0.7
Yearly Intake Frequency
hot sauce	55.5±11.1	44.2±9.7	71.4±23.1
chili peppers	42.0±12.5	34.2±15.0	53.0±21.7
habanero peppers	11.3±3.6	8.2±1.7	15.8±8.3
red pepper flakes	50.9±8.0	39.4±8.1	67.3±15.2
spice mix containing chilies	43.1±9.7	46.8±15.2	38.0±9.4
sweet snacks	185.6±20.0	199.6±28.6	165.8±26.6
salty snacks	195.6±18.9	213.3±27.0	170.5±24.6
fried foods	50.5±5.3	52.2±7.7	48.1±6.9
Ice cream/frozen yogurt	71.2±11.4	68.7±15.6	74.8±16.5

^*Indicates significant differences in intake between males and females (p<0.05).