Table 3.
Mean and standard deviation (SD) for main meal, snack, total intake, and sweet intake in Saudi schoolchildren according to TP (taste preference ) groups (low, medium, and high).
| Variable | Low TP (n = 11) |
Medium TP (n = 89) |
High TP (n = 125) |
p value(1) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ± SD | Range | Mean ± SD | Range | Mean ± SD | Range | ||
| Main meal | 3.0 ± 0.0 | 1–3 | 2.7 ± 0.5 | 2-3 | 2.0 ± 0.7 | 1–3 | <0.001 |
| Snack | 1.8 ± 1.0 | 0–3 | 1.8 ± 0.6 | 1–3 | 2.1 ± 0.9 | 0–4 | 0.026 |
| Total intake | 4.8 ± 1.0 | 3–6 | 4.4 ± 0.7 | 3–6 | 4.1 ± 1.0 | 2–7 | 0.003 |
| Sweet intake | 2.4 ± 0.7 | 2–4 | 2.0 ± 1.3 | 0–5 | 2.8 ± 1.2 | 0–6 | <0.001 |
(1) p value: significance between TP groups (ANOVA).