TABLE 6.

Results of the linear regression models of taste liking and taste sensitivity with change in BMI percentile over 4 years.

	ΔBMI percentile
Predictors	β estimates	95% CI	p
Taste Sensitivity
Fat	–0.21	–1.21 – 0.80	0.682
Sweet	–1.28	–2.41 – 0.15	0.026
Taste Liking (pleasantness rating)
HF/HS	0.06	–0.32 – 0.45	0.750
LF/HS	0.03	–0.28 – 0.34	0.850
HF/LS	–0.01	–0.29 – 0.28	0.960
LF/LS	–0.12	–0.42 – 0.19	0.438

All models were controlled for sex, baseline BMI percentile, age, and hunger. Bold values represent findings with an uncorrected p-value < 0.05.