General Decrease of Taste Sensitivity Is Related to Increase of BMI: A Simple Method to Monitor Eating Behavior

Table 4

Generalized estimated equations model.

Parameter		SE		OR (CI 95%)
Intercept	0.654	0.258	—	—
Gender
Female	0.374	0.095	<0.001	1.45 (1.21-1.75)
Male	0			1
Type of stimulation
Salty	2.307	0.255	<0.001	10.05 (6.09-16.57)
Sour	2.562	0.239	<0.001	12.96 (8.12-20.69)
Bitter	3.917	0.409	<0.001	50.25 (22.54-112.03)
Sweet	2.351	0.234	<0.001	10.50 (6.64-16.61)
Fat	-0.723	0.280	<0.001	0.49 (0.28-0.84)
Water	0			1
Side of stimulation
Right	0.028	0.089	0.756	1.03 (0.86-1.22)
Left	0			1
Log10 concentration	-0.895	0.123	<0.001	0.41 (0.32-0.52)
Age (5-year increase)	-0.071	0.017	<0.001	0.93 (0.90-0.96)
BMI (5-unit increase)	-0.164	0.035	<0.001	0.85 (0.79-0.91)

Legend: SE, standard error; OR, odds ratio.