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. 2019 Apr 4;63:10.29219/fnr.v63.1682. doi: 10.29219/fnr.v63.1682

Table 2.

Mean and standard deviation for sweet taste threshold and sweet taste preference in children from Italy, Mexico, and Saudi Arabia, according to BMI groups (underweight, normal, overweight, and obese)

Variable Underweight
Normal
Overweight
Obese
p-value1
Mean ± SD n Range Mean ± SD n Range Mean ± SD n Range Mean ± SD n Range
Italy
TT 55.6 ± 25.2 6 25.7–102.7 64.8 ± 69.3 168 3.3–410.8 88.1 ± 146.2 31 3.3–821.5 23.8 ± 18.6 15 3.3–51.3 0.100
TP 172.0 ± 322.0 6 1.6–821.5 213.5 ± 304.2 168 1.6–821.5 313.8 ± 353.2 31 1.6–821.5 291.9 ± 347.1 15 1.6–821.5 0.332
Mexico
TT 7.6 ± 4.5 131 1.6–25.7 7.2 ± 4.8 47 1.6–25.7 7.4 ± 3.7 46 1.6–12.8 0.837
TP 26.6 ± 16.6 131 3.3–51.3 23.5 ± 17.1 47 3.3–51.3 24.2 ± 15.3 46 3.3–51.3 0.436
Saudi Arabia
TT 116.3 ± 145.2 8 6.5–410.8 33.5 ± 40.5 113 1.6–205.4 27.3 ± 23.4 31 1.6–102.7 40.1 ± 37.9 73 1.6–205.4 <0.01
TP 388.3 ± 378.7 8 25.7–821.5 308.8 ± 297.1 113 1.6–821.5 262.5 ± 281.0 31 12.8–821.5 353.3 ± 310.7 73 12.8–821.5 0.465
1

p-value: Tests significance between BMI groups.

SD, standard deviation; TT, sweet taste threshold; TP, sweet taste preference.