From: Genetic variation in the hTAS2R38 taste receptor and food consumption among Finnish adults
Women | p value | Men | p valuea | |||
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AVI/AVI (n = 428) | PAV/PAV (n = 127) | AVI/AVI (n = 323) | PAV/PAV (n = 99) | |||
Age (years) | 38.0 (30–45) | 37.7 (30–45) | 0.60 | 37.6 (30–45) | 37.8 (30–45) | 0.72 |
Marital status | ||||||
Unmarried | 13 % | 16 % | 17 % | 17 % | ||
Married or cohabiting | 79 % | 75 % | 79 % | 78 % | ||
Divorced or widowed | 8 % | 9 % | 0.68 | 4 % | 5 % | 0.90 |
Educationb | ||||||
Basic | 36 % | 36 % | 49 % | 47 % | ||
Intermediate | 28 % | 28 % | 18 % | 22 % | ||
High | 36 % | 36 % | 0.98 | 33 % | 31 % | 0.91 |
Place of residencec | ||||||
Urban | 60 % | 53 % | 61 % | 58 % | ||
Rural | 40 % | 46 % | 0.19 | 39 % | 42 % | 0.65 |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 25.5 (4.9) | 25.4 (5.4) | 0.98 | 26.6 (4.3) | 27.0 (4.4) | 0.41 |
Total energy intake (kJ/day) | 9,142 (2,740) | 9,105 (2,757) | 0.80 | 11,355 (3,824) | 11,232 (3,850) | 0.78 |