Table 2.

Means (±SD) for Smell and Taste Measures by BMI group, Sex and Pubertal Group

SMELL	BMI Group		Sex		Pubertal Group
	Normal	High	Female	Male	Early	Late
Threshold (Maximum = 16)	9.4(2.6)	10.7(2.7)	9.6(2.5)	10.5(2.9)	11.02(2.8)	9.4(2.6)
Discrimination (Maximum = 16)	12.1(2.4)	11.6(2.1)	12.6(1.8)	11.3(2.4)	11.5(2.5)	12.2(2.0)
Identification (Maximum = 16)	12.4(1.6)	11.9(1.8)	12.5(1.6)	11.9(1.8)	12.2(2.0)	12.2(1.4)
TASTE	BMI Group		Sex		Pubertal Group
	Normal	High	Female	Male	Early	Late
PROP (Maximum = 100)	50.4(30.3)	50.8(32.6)	50.8(32.7)	50.4(30.3)	49.3 (32.8)	49.6(29.4)
Sweet (Maximum = 5)	1.6(1.2)	1.5(1.2)	1.6(1.1)	1.6(1.2)	1.7 (1.5)	1.6(1.0)
Sour (Maximum = 5)	2.9(0.8)	2.8(0.7)	2.8(0.6)	2.8(0.9)	2.8(0.8)	2.9(0.7)
Bitter (Maximum = 5)	2.7(1.6)	2.2(1.4)	2.5(1.5)	2.4(1.6)	2.4(1.6)	2.6(1.5)
Salty (Maximum = 5)	1.4(0.8)	2(1.4)	1.7(1.2)	1.7(1.2)	1.4(0.8)	1.9(1.4)
Total Taste Score (Maximum = 20)	8.6(2.9)	8.52(3.1)	8.6(3.0)	9.5(3.0)	8.3(3.2)	9.0(2.8)

Note. For smell and PROP responses higher scores indicate greater sensitivity. For taste strip responses, lower scores indicate greater sensitivity.