TABLE 2. Distribution of the Total Number of Masticatory Cycles.
| FEMALE GROUP | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOOD | N | Min | Max | Mean | Median | Stdev | p-value |
| BREAD | |||||||
| Tool | 30 | 19 | 34 | 27.83 | 28.00 | 3.54 | |
| 0.400 | |||||||
| Clinical | 30 | 20 | 35 | 28.46 | 23.82 | 3.54 | |
| APPLE | |||||||
| Tool | 30 | 16 | 36 | 29.06 | 28.50 | 4.67 | |
| 0.810 | |||||||
| Clinical | 30 | 13 | 36 | 29.00 | 28.50 | 4.57 | |
| COOKIE | |||||||
| Tool | 30 | 21 | 36 | 28.90 | 28.50 | 3.68 | |
| 0.870 | |||||||
| Clinical | 30 | 21 | 37 | 28.96 | 29.00 | 4.03 | |
| MALE GROUP | |||||||
| FOOD | N | Min | Max | Mean | Median | Stdev | p-value |
| BREAD | |||||||
| Tool | 30 | 15 | 39 | 28.26 | 28.00 | 5.97 | |
| 0.400 | |||||||
| Clinical | 30 | 15 | 40 | 29.26 | 30.00 | 6.36 | |
| APPLE | |||||||
| Tool | 30 | 12 | 38 | 26.13 | 26.50 | 7.20 | |
| 0.789 | |||||||
| Clinical | 30 | 12 | 37 | 26.30 | 27.00 | 6.76 | |
| COOKIE | |||||||
| Tool | 30 | 11 | 38 | 26.13 | 25.50 | 6.04 | |
| 0.483 | |||||||
| Clinical | 30 | 12 | 38 | 26.33 | 25.00 | 5.79 | |