Table 2.
Variable | Underweight |
Normal |
Overweight |
Obese |
p-value1 | |||||||||
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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 |
p-value: Tests significance between BMI groups.
SD, standard deviation; TT, sweet taste threshold; TP, sweet taste preference.