The Influence of Sweet Taste Perception on Dietary Intake in Relation to Dental Caries and BMI in Saudi Arabian Schoolchildren

Table 3

Mean and standard deviation (SD) for main meal, snack, total intake, and sweet intake in Saudi schoolchildren according to TP (taste preference ) groups (low, medium, and high).

Variable	Low TP; ()		Medium TP; ()		High TP; ()		value^(1)
	Mean ± SD	Range	Mean ± SD	Range	Mean ± SD	Range
Main meal		1–3		2-3		1–3	<0.001
Snack		0–3		1–3		0–4	0.026
Total intake		3–6		3–6		2–7	0.003
Sweet intake		2–4		0–5		0–6	<0.001

value: significance between TP groups (ANOVA).