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. 2020 Oct 22;10:18019. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-74967-0

Table 2.

Hedonic and intensity estimates of experiment III presented in clusters and stratified by sex (n = 52, 25 males, 27 females).

Hedonic Intensity
Mean (95% CI) Mean (95% CI)
Male Female Male Female
Cluster 1
Peach 2.8 (2.4 to 3.2) 2.9 (2.5 to 3.3) 6.8 (5.9 to 7.9) 7.4 (6.7 to 8.2)
Coco 2.8 (2.4 to 3.3) 2.6 (2.2 to 2.9) 5.9 (5.0 to 6.8) 7.4 (6.7 to 8.2)
Caramel 2.0 (1.2 to 2.7) 2.3 (1.6 to 3.0) 7.0 (6.1 to 7.9) 7.6 (7.0 to 8.3)
Raspberry 1.7 (1.0 to 2.5) 2.2 (1.7 to 2.8) 5.2 (4.0 to 6.3) 5.6 (4.6 to 6.7)
Ice bonbon 2.3 (1.8 to 2.8) 1.7 (1.0 to 2.3) 7.7 (6.7 to 8.6) 8.2 (7.5 to 9.0)
Lemon 1.9 (1.4 to 2.3) 1.9 (1.4 to 2.4) 4.6 (3.7 to 5.5) 5.6 (4.6 to 6.7)
Orange 2.1 (1.7 to 2.6) 1.7 (1.3 to 2.1) 4.4 (3.5 to 5.3) 6.7 (5.8 to 7.6)
Cola 1.8 (1.1 to 2.4) 1.7 (1.1 to 2.3) 5.2 (4.3 to 6.2) 7.4 (6.7 to 8.2)
Apple 1.7 (1.1 to 2.3) 1.2 (0.5 to 1.9) 6.2 (5.3 to 7.1) 6.7 (6.0 to 7.4)
Strawberry 1.4 (0.8 to 2.0) 1.5 (0.8 to 2.2) 6.2 (5.3 to 7.0) 6.7 (6.0 to 7.4)
Pear 1.8(1.3 to 2.3) 1.1 (0.4 to 1.9) 5.6 (4.7 to 6.4) 7.1 (6.2 to 8.0)
Menthol 1.8 (1.1 to 2.4) 0.7 (0.0 to 1.4) 6.2 (5.3 to 7.1) 7.5 (6.5 to 8.5)
Cluster 2
Lavender 1.5 (0.8 to 2.3) 0.8 (0.0 to 1.7) 7.2 (6.4 to 8.0) 7.0 (6.3 to 7.8)
Grass 0.2 (− 0.5 to 1.0) 0.6 (− 0.1 to 1.3) 4.4 (3.5 to 5.4) 6.1 (5.1 to 7.1)
Rose 0.2 (− 0.6 to 1.0) 0.3 (− 0.6 to 1.3) 4.6 (3.7 to 5.6) 7.3 (6.6 to 8.0)
Ginger 0.4 (− 0.3 to 1.2) − 0.6 (− 1.3 to 0.0) 6.0 (5.0 to 6.9) 5.8 (5.1 to 6.5)
Valerian 0.1 (− 0.6 to 0.8) − 0.6 (− 1.4 to 0.3) 6.4 (5.6 to 7.1) 5.5 (4.5 to 6.5)
Cluster 3
Butter − 1.6 (− 2.3 to − 0.8) − 1.6 (− 2.3 to − 1.0) 6.7 (5.8 to 7.7) 6.9 (6.1 to 7.7)
n-Butyric acid − 2.0 (− 2.6 to − 1.5) − 2.0 (− 2.6 to − 1.5) 3.7 (2.8 to 4.6) 5.8 (4.8 to 6.8)
iso-Butyric acid − 1.8 (− 2.3 to − 1.3) − 1.8 (− 2.3 to 1.3) 4.0 (3.1 to 4.9) 6.1 (5.0 to 7.3)
Indole − 2.0 (− 2.7 to − 1.3) − 2.2 (− 2.9 to − 1.5) 6.5 (5.5 to 7.5) 6.4 (5.6 to 7.3)
Skatole − 2.2 (− 2.8 to − 1.7) − 2.9 (− 3.3 to − 2.5) 6.8 (5.6 to 7.9) 6.1 (5.2 to 7.1)
Civet − 2.5 (− 3.2 to − 1.9) − 2.6 (− 3.1 to − 2.2) 5.7 (4.5 to 6.9) 6.1 (5.0 to 7.3)
Valeric acid − 3.0 (− 3.4 to − 2.5) − 3.0 (− 3.4 to − 2.6) 6.5 (7.4 to 8.8) 8.1 (5.0 to 7.3)

Cluster 1  Pleasant, Cluster 2 Neutral, Cluster 3  Unpleasant.