Table 2.

Agreement between the taste identification thresholds in the taste solution test and in the taste film kit test

Taste quality			Edible taste film kit test					K* (95% CI)
			1	2	3	4	5
Sweet	Taste solution test	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.421 (0.249, 0.593)
		2	0	16	3	7	0
		3	0	2	15	7	0
		4	0	0	5	7	0
		5	0	0	0	0	0
Salty	Taste solution test	1	1	9	0	0	0	0.188 (–0.002, 0.378)
		2	1	19	11	3	0
		3	0	5	12	0	0
		4	0	0	1	0	0
		5	0	0	0	0	0
Sour	Taste solution test	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.357 (0.167, 0.547)
		2	0	11	6	1	0
		3	0	1	16	13	0
		4	0	1	4	9	0
		5	0	0	0	0	0
Bitter	Taste solution test	1	0	0	0	2	0	–0.017 (–1.467, 1.433)
		2	2	2	2	1	0
		3	0	0	5	6	0
		4	0	2	14	10	1
		5	0	0	6	9	0

*K=Kappa agreement coefficient.