Table 1 Anthropometric and clinical differences between phenylthiocarbamide taster status groups by sex
Sex | Non-tasters (n = 94) | Tasters (n = 204) | Super-tasters (n = 92) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Smokers, n (%) | F | 8 (14.6) | 22 (15.9) | 8 (14.6) | 0.955 |
M | 12 (30.77) | 17 (25.8) | 7 (18.9) | 0.492 | |
Caries, n (%) | F | 36 (65.5) | 82 (59.4) | 29 (52.7) | 0.397 |
M | 19 (48.7) | 40 (60.6) | 19 (51.4) | 0.436 | |
Missing teeth, n (%) | F | 2 (3.6) | 4 (2.9) | 1 (1.8) | 0.845 |
M | 1 (2.6) | 6 (9.1) | 3 (8.1) | 0.431 | |
Sinusitis, n (%) | F | 3 (5.5) | 10 (7.3) | 2 (3.6) | 0.623 |
M | 4 (10.3) | 3 (4.6) | 4 (10.8) | 0.411 | |
Rhinitis, n (%) | F | 5 (9.1) | 9 (6.5) | 2 (3.6) | 0.507 |
M | 5 (12.8) | 2 (3.0) | 3 (8.1) | 0.159 | |
BMI, kg/m2 | F | 21.8 ± 2.9a | 21.5 ± 2.6ab | 20.7 ± 2.7b | 0.043 |
M | 23.6 ± 2.8ab | 23.6 ± 2.9a | 22.4 ± 2.6b | 0.099 | |
BMI diagnosis, n (%) | |||||
Underweight | F | 4 (7.6) | 14 (10.4) | 10 (18.5) | 0.133 |
Normal weight | 39 (73.6) | 104 (77.0) | 41 (75.9) | ||
Overweight-obese | 10 (18.9) | 17 (12.6) | 3 (5.6) | ||
Underweight | M | 1 (2.6) | 1 (1.5) | 3 (8.3) | 0.351 |
Normal weight | 28 (73.7) | 45 (68.2) | 26 (72.2) | ||
Overweight-obese | 9 (23.7) | 20 (30.3) | 7 (19.4) | ||
Family antecedents, n (%) | |||||
Diabetes | F | 16 (29.1) | 55 (39.9) | 20 (36.4) | 0.374 |
Hypertension | 14 (25.5) | 58 (42.0) | 24 (43.6) | 0.071 | |
Obesity | 13 (21.8) | 29 (21.0) | 9 (16.4) | 0.723 | |
Diabetes | M | 12 (30.8) | 15 (23.1) | 11 (29.7) | 0.628 |
Hypertension | 13 (33.3) | 26 (39.4) | 18 (46.7) | 0.390 | |
Obesity | 9 (23.1) | 14 (21.2) | 3 (8.1) | 0.170 | |