Table 1.

Comparison of taste identification time (in seconds) in tobacco chewers and nonchewers

Taste	Groups	n	Mean	Std. deviation	t statistic	P
Sweet	Control group	30	13.01	4.69	1.60	0.12
	Study group	30	15.16	5.69
Salty	Control group	30	10.21	3.91	2.22	0.03*
	Study group	30	12.32	3.47
Sour	Control group	30	7.56	2.74	0.83	0.41
	Study group	30	7.04	2.15
Bitter	Control group	30	8.43	3.51	0.97	0.34
	Study group	30	7.75	1.68

*Statistically significant