Table 3.

Summary of the ANCOVA (type III) carried out (one analysis by taste). Model: score = age group + sex + temperature level + frequency. p values smaller than 0.1 are in bold. p values: (*) p < 0.10, * p < 0.05, and ** p < 0.01.

Factor	F/p Value	Sweet	Salty	Sour	Bitter	Umami
Temperature level	F	5.62	4.11	3.90	0.43	2.56
	p value	0.020 *	0.046 *	0.052 (*)	0.516	0.114
Frequency	F	4.56	0.11	1.70	0.06	2.03
	p value	0.036 *	0.74	0.197	0.813	0.158
Age group	F	5.92	6.74	3.83	5.49	3.85
	p value	0.004 **	0.002 **	0.026 *	0.006 **	0.026 *
Sex	F	2.96	0.23	6.67	5.92	6.20
	p value	0.090 (*)	0.632	0.012 *	0.017 *	0.015 *