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Table 3 Ranking positions of the 10 subjects who were selected for, and participated in, the tolerance tests

From: Anomalous association of salivary amylase secretion with the postprandial glycaemic response to starch

Cohort with low salivary amylase activity (LA)

Subject ID

Rank based on unstimulated activity

Rank based on stimulated activity

Average ranking position/54

M01

1

3

2

M16

2

6

4

M07

12

8

10

M09

27

16

21.5

M31

34

19

26.5

 

Average

12.8

Cohort with high salivary amylase activity (HA)

M23

44

54

49

M08

51

48

49.5

M17

50

53

51.5

M04

54

50

52

M18

53

52

52.5

 

Average

50.9

  1. Legend: As several of the highest and lowest ranked subjects were unavailable for participation in this phase of the study, additionally more medially ranked subjects were recruited as listed above