Table 3.
Descriptive statistics of variation observed across phenylthiocarbamide (PTC) concentration categories within each trial where values are represented as percentage of PTC solution intake of total fluid offered and percentage of water intake of total fluid offered
| Trial 1 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PTC concentration, mM | Mean ± SD | Minimum | Maximum | Coefficient of variation | ||||
| PTC | Water | PTC | Water | PTC | Water | PTC | Water | |
| 0.20 | 54.5 ± 36.0 | 67.3 ± 35.9 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 95.7 | 100 | 66.1 | 53.3 |
| 0.56 | 39.0 ± 33.5 | 65.0 ± 35.8 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 93.1 | 100 | 86.0 | 55.0 |
| 1.57 | 30.9 ± 32.4 | 71.5 ± 32.5 | 0.5 | 8.2 | 94.7 | 100 | 105.0 | 45.4 |
| 4.39 | 7.2 ± 9.1 | 81.2 ± 26.9 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 32.2 | 100 | 126.7 | 33.1 |
| 12.29 | 3.6 ± 4.0 | 77.7 ± 26.0 | 0.7 | 25.9 | 14.3 | 100 | 112.1 | 33.5 |
| Trial 2 | ||||||||
| 0.20 | 41.9 ± 33.8 | 92.7 ± 10.1 | 0.3 | 69.1 | 97.6 | 100 | 80.8 | 10.9 |
| 0.43 | 29.9 ± 23.9 | 88.0 ± 22.0 | 0.3 | 28.6 | 90.9 | 100 | 79.7 | 25.0 |
| 0.94 | 40.5 ± 34.5 | 88.0 ± 18.3 | 0.5 | 39.6 | 95.8 | 100 | 85.1 | 20.8 |
| 2.03 | 33.1 ± 27.9 | 89.5 ± 17.3 | 0.3 | 53.0 | 89.8 | 100 | 84.3 | 19.3 |
| 4.39 | 11.5 ± 15.4 | 90.2 ± 16.7 | 0.5 | 49.2 | 57.1 | 100 | 133.3 | 18.5 |
All units are expressed as percentages.