Table 3.
Multivariate analysis.
| Type of stimulation | Parameter | B | SE | p | OR (CI 95%) |
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| Salty | Age (5-unit increase) | -0.090 | 0.035 | 0.009 | 0.91 (0.85-0.98) |
| BMI | -0.009 | 0.014 | 0.505 | 0.99 (0.96-1.02) | |
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| Sour | Age (5-unit increase) | -0.052 | 0.038 | 0.017 | 0.95 (0.88-1.02) |
| BMI | -0.033 | 0.015 | 0.028 | 0.97 (0.94-0.99) | |
| Log10 concentration | -1.428 | 0.348 | <0.001 | 0.24 (0.12-0.48) | |
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| Bitter | Age (5-unit increase) | -0.016 | 0.038 | 0.657 | 0.98 (0.92-1.06) |
| BMI | -0.058 | 0.015 | <0.001 | 0.94 (0.92-0.97) | |
| Log10 concentration | -1.372 | 0.227 | <0.001 | 0.25 (0.16-0.40) | |
| Gender (female) | 1.012 | 0.204 | <0.001 | 2.75 (1.84-4.10) | |
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| Sweet | Age (5-unit increase) | -0.101 | 0.037 | 0.006 | 0.90 (0.84-0.97) |
| BMI | -0.031 | 0.015 | 0.034 | 0.97 (0.94-0.99) | |
| Log10 concentration | -1.031 | 0.289 | <0.001 | 0.36 (0.20-0.63) | |
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| Water | Age (5-unit increase) | -0.226 | 0.085 | 0.008 | 0.80 (0.67-0.94) |
| BMI | -0.027 | 0.033 | 0.413 | 0.97 (0.91-1.04) | |
| Gender (female) | -1.190 | 0.414 | 0.008 | 0.34 (0.15-0.76) | |
Legend: SE, standard error; OR, odds ratio.