Table 4 Age and sex specific distribution of sweet, salty, fatty and bitter taste preference scores (median, p25, p75)
From: Familial aggregation and socio-demographic correlates of taste preferences in European children
|  | Boys (< 12 years) | Girls (< 12 years) | Boys (≥12) | Girls (≥12) | Fathers | Mothers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sweet score | ||||||
 N | 2227 | 2106 | 1681 | 1743 | 1810 | 3587 |
 Median(p25;p75) | 4.2 (3.8;4.6) | 4.2 (3.7;4.6) | 4.1 (3.7;4.5) | 4.1 (3.6;4.4) | 3.6 (3.1;4.0) | 3.5 (3.0;3.9) |
Salty score | ||||||
 N | 2175 | 2073 | 1663 | 1734 | 1803 | 3568 |
 Median(p25;p75) | 4.0 (3.3;4.8) | 4.0 (3.3;4.8) | 3.8 (3.0;4.3) | 3.8 (3.0;4.5) | 3.7 (3.0;4.2) | 3.5 (2.8;4.0) |
Fatty score | ||||||
 N | 2228 | 2109 | 1682 | 1743 | 1809 | 3587 |
 Median(p25;p75) | 4.3 (3.8;4.6) | 4.3 (3.7;4.6) | 4.2 (3.8;4.5) | 3.9 (3.5;4.3) | 3.7 (3.3;4.2) | 3.4 (2.9;3.9) |
Bitter score | ||||||
 N | 2197 | 1939 | 1677 | 1658 | 1809 | 3587 |
 Median(p25;p75) | 3.0 (2.3;4.0) | 3.0 (2.0;4.0) | 3.4 (2.8;4.0) | 3.0 (2.0;4.0) | 3.6 (3.0;4.2) | 3.8 (3.3;4.3) |