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Table 4 Associations between food consumption and PAV/PAV and AVI/AVI haplotypes of the TAS2R38 gene

From: Genetic variation in the hTAS2R38 taste receptor and food consumption among Finnish adults

 

Women

Men

All

β (SE)

p value

β (SE)

p value

β (SE)

p value

Vegetablesa

−0.08 (0.02)

0.03

−0.04 (0.03)

0.15

−0.06 (0.03)

0.10

Fruits and berriesb

0.02 (0.08)

0.52

0.02 (0.07)

0.56

0.02 (0.05)

0.42

Sweet foodsc

0.03 (0.01)

0.03

0.04 (0.01)

0.05

0.03 (0.01)

0.03

  1. The values are presented as the standardized estimates and their standard errors for the differences in food consumption of the PAV/PAV genotype group compared with the AVI/AVI genotype group, which was used as the reference. Multivariate analysis of variance (ANOVA) adjusted for total dietary energy (kJ, residual method) and age (years)
  2. aLeaf vegetables, root vegetables, cabbage, onion, fruit vegetables and other vegetables
  3. bCitrus fruits, apples, other fresh fruits, canned fruits and berries
  4. cSoft drinks, sweets, chocolate and ice cream
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