From: Familial aggregation and socio-demographic correlates of taste preferences in European children
 | Relationship |  | Sweet | Salty | Fatty | Bitter |
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Parent-offspring | Â | No. of pairs | 7838 | 7623 | 7849 | 7451 |
r ± SE | 0.16 ± 0.01 | 0.08 ± 0.01 | 0.15 ± 0.01 | 0.14 ± 0.01 | ||
p-value | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | ||
Parent-offspring | <12 years | No. of pairs | 4501 | 4358 | 4500 | 4215 |
r ± SE | 0.14 ± 0.02 | 0.08 ± 0.02 | 0.15 ± 0.02 | 0.13 ± 0.02 | ||
p-value | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | ||
≥12 years | No. of pairs | 3337 | 3265 | 3349 | 3236 | |
r ± SE | 0.18 ± 0.02 | 0.09 ± 0.02 | 0.15 ± 0.02 | 0.14 ± 0.02 | ||
p-value | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | ||
Mother-daughter | <12 years | No. of pairs | 1453 | 1411 | 1453 | 1336 |
r ± SE | 0.14 ± 0.03 | 0.10 ± 0.03 | 0.18 ± 0.03 | 0.18 ± 0.03 | ||
p-value | <0.0001 | 0.0003 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | ||
≥12 years | No. of pairs | 1085 | 1064 | 1091 | 1039 | |
r ± SE | 0.19 ± 0.03 | 0.09 ± 0.03 | 0.19 ± 0.03 | 0.12 ± 0.03 | ||
p-value | <0.0001 | 0.0026 | <0.0001 | 0.0002 | ||
Mother-son | <12 years | No. of pairs | 1486 | 1433 | 1487 | 1434 |
r ± SE | 0.16 ± 0.03 | 0.08 ± 0.03 | 0.13 ± 0.03 | 0.10 ± 0.03 | ||
p-value | <0.0001 | 0.0029 | <0.0001 | 0.0001 | ||
≥12 years | No. of pairs | 1095 | 1074 | 1097 | 1085 | |
r ± SE | 0.19 ± 0.03 | 0.11 ± 0.03 | 0.11 ± 0.03 | 0.19 ± 0.03 | ||
p-value | <0.0001 | 0.0007 | 0.0002 | <0.0001 | ||
Father-daughter | <12 years | No. of pairs | 755 | 735 | 753 | 680 |
r ± SE | 0.10 ± 0.04 | 0.05 ± 0.04 | 0.14 ± 0.04 | 0.18 ± 0.04 | ||
p-value | 0.0056 | 0.1781 | 0.0001 | <0.0001 | ||
≥12 years | No. of pairs | 584 | 571 | 585 | 548 | |
r ± SE | 0.20 ± 0.04 | 0.09 ± 0.40 | 0.10 ± 0.04 | 0.16 ± 0.04 | ||
p-value | <0.0001 | 0.0269 | 0.0147 | 0.0002 | ||
Father-son | <12 years | No. of pairs | 807 | 779 | 807 | 765 |
r ± SE | 0.15 ± 0.04 | 0.01 ± 0.04 | 0.15 ± 0.04 | 0.07 ± 0.04 | ||
p-value | <0.0001 | 0.7291 | 0.0001 | 0.0527 | ||
≥12 years | No. of pairs | 573 | 556 | 576 | 564 | |
r ± SE | 0.15 ± 0.04 | 0.06 ± 0.04 | 0.20 ± 0.04 | 0.10 ± 0.04 | ||
p-value | 0.0003 | 0.1851 | 0.0002 | 0.0258 | ||
Sibling-sibling | <12 years | No. of pairs | 965 | 922 | 967 | 848 |
r ± SE | 0.26 ± 0.03 | 0.23 ± 0.03 | 0.26 ± 0.03 | 0.20 ± 0.03 | ||
p-value | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | ||
≥12 years | No. of pairs | 434 | 417 | 434 | 401 | |
r ± SE | 0.15 ± 0.05 | 0.10 ± 0.05 | 0.08 ± 0.05 | 0.18 ± 0.05 | ||
p-value | 0.0026 | 0.0399 | 0.0953 | 0.0006 | ||
Brother-brother | <12 years | No. of pairs | 287 | 274 | 287 | 264 |
r ± SE | 0.34 ± 0.05 | 0.20 ± 0.06 | 0.32 ± 0.06 | 0.35 ± 0.06 | ||
p-value | <0.0001 | 0.0009 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | ||
≥12 years | No. of pairs | 123 | 120 | 123 | 121 | |
r ± SE | 0.17 ± 0.09 | 0.10 ± 0.09 | 0.15 ± 0.09 | -0.01 ± 0.09 | ||
p-value | 0.0584 | 0.2824 | 0.1004 | 0.9035 | ||
<12 years-≥12 years | No. of pairs | 264 | 255 | 265 | 261 | |
r ± SE | 0.34 ± 0.05 | 0.18 ± 0.06 | 0.30 ± 0.06 | 0.16 ± 0.06 | ||
p-value | <0.0001 | 0.0035 | <0.0001 | 0.0074 | ||
Sister-sister | <12 years | No. of pairs | 237 | 225 | 238 | 195 |
r ± SE | 0.24 ± 0.06 | 0.32 ± 0.06 | 0.26 ± 0.06 | 0.21 ± 0.07 | ||
p-value | 0.0002 | <0.0001 | 0.0001 | 0.0028 | ||
≥12 years | No. of pairs | 107 | 104 | 107 | 95 | |
r ± SE | 0.24 ± 0.09 | 0.22 ± 0.10 | 0.09 ± 0.10 | 0.37 ± 0.09 | ||
p-value | 0.0128 | 0.0250 | 0.3802 | 0.0003 | ||
<12 years-≥12 years | No. of pairs | 248 | 244 | 248 | 226 | |
r ± SE | 0.25 ± 0.06 | 0.15 ± 0.06 | 0.18 ± 0.06 | 0.26 ± 0.06 | ||
p-value | <0.0001 | 0.0172 | 0.0028 | 0.0001 | ||
Sister-brother | <12 years | No. of pairs | 441 | 423 | 442 | 389 |
r ± SE | 0.20 ± 0.05 | 0.20 ± 0.05 | 0.22 ± 0.05 | 0.11 ± 0.05 | ||
p-value | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | 0.0336 | ||
≥12 years | No. of pairs | 204 | 193 | 204 | 185 | |
r ± SE | 0.09 ± 0.07 | 0.04 ± 0.07 | 0.03 ± 0.07 | 0.12 ± 0.07 | ||
p-value | 0.2121 | 0.6198 | 0.6526 | 0.1084 | ||
<12 years-≥12 years | No. of pairs | 233 | 226 | 233 | 212 | |
r ± SE | 0.16 ± 0.06 | 0.21 ± 0.06 | 0.22 ± 0.06 | 0.19 ± 0.07 | ||
p-value | 0.0125 | 0.0012 | 0.0007 | 0.0048 | ||
≥12 years-<12 years | No. of pairs | 255 | 255 | 255 | 244 | |
r ± SE | 0.25 ± 0.06 | 0.15 ± 0.06 | 0.17 ± 0.06 | 0.21 ± 0.06 | ||
p-value | <0.0001 | 0.0155 | 0.0058 | 0.0011 |