Correlation between Taste Threshold Sensitivity and MMP-9, Salivary Secretion, Blood Pressure, and Blood Glucose Levels in Smoking and Nonsmoking Women

Table 4

The partial correlation between the sweet taste threshold and various variables when smoking is used as a covariate.

The partial correlation of sweet taste threshold	r	value
(1) Age	−0.016	0.896
(2) Salivary volume	0.115	0.336
(3) Salivary pH	0.179	0.132
(4) Glucose level	0.049	0.682
(5) MMP-9	−0.131	0.272