Table 2 Mean and SE of saltiness VAS ratings by age, sex, smoking, fasting time, and medication

All

23.5 ± 0.6^a

39.1 ± 0.7^b

55.8 ± 0.7^c

58.2 ± 0.7^d

73.8 ± 0.6^e

72.3 ± 0.7^e

<0.0001

  Male

22.1 ± 1.7^a

34.6 ± 2.0^b

49.6 ± 2.3^c

52.9 ± 2.0^c

70.0 ± 1.8^d

67.2 ± 1.9^d

<0.0001

  Female

23.7 ± 0.7^a

39.7 ± 0.8^b

56.6 ± 0.7^c

58.9 ± 0.7^d

74.3 ± 0.7^e

73.0 ± 0.7^e

<0.0001

  19–29

24.0 ± 0.9^a

45.3 ± 1.0^b

61.2 ± 0.9^c

65.6 ± 0.8^d

79.0 ± 0.8^e

79.5 ± 0.7^e

<0.0001

  30–59

21.4 ± 1.8^a

35.0 ± 2.1^b

51.2 ± 2.2^c

56.7 ± 2.0^c

71.2 ± 2.1^d

69.1 ± 2.2^d

<0.0001

  60–69

21.8 ± 1.5^a

34.2 ± 1.7^b

52.7 ± 1.7^c

52.5 ± 1.7^c

69.8 ± 1.5^d

66.8 ± 1.5^d

<0.0001

  >70

25.1 ± 1.2^a

33.7 ± 1.3^b

51.0 ± 1.4^c

50.4 ± 1.5^c

69.0 ± 1.3^d

65.6 ± 1.4^d

<0.0001

 Smoker

19.6 ± 4.2^a

36.8 ± 4.2^b

54.6 ± 3.9^c

51.0 ± 4.9^c

78.4 ± 4.4^d

70.9 ± 4.9^d

<0.0001

  Past smoke

24.8 ± 3.1^a

34.5 ± 3.0^b

49.2 ± 3.4^c

55.1 ± 3.3^c

72.3 ± 2.3^d

65.6 ± 3.2^d

<0.0001

  Never smoker

23.6 ± 0.6^a

39.4 ± 0.7^b

56.2 ± 0.7^c

58.6 ± 0.7^d

73.8 ± 0.7^e

72.7 ± 0.7^e

<0.0001

  ≤2 h

25.1 ± 1.4^a

35.9 ± 1.5^b

52.0 ± 1.7^c

53.5 ± 1.5^c

70.2 ± 1.5^d

67.7 ± 1.4^d

<0.0001

  >2 h

23.0 ± 0.7^a

39.9 ± 0.8^b

56.8 ± 0.8^c

59.6 ± 0.8^d

74.8 ± 0.7^e

73.7 ± 0.7^e

<0.0001

  With medication

24.2 ± 1.1^a

36.1 ± 1.2^b

53.6 ± 1.2^c

54.2 ± 1.3^c

70.6 ± 1.1^d

68.3 ± 1.1^d

<0.0001

  No medication

23.3 ± 0.8^a

40.8 ± 0.9^b

57.0 ± 0.9^c

60.5 ± 0.8^d

75.5 ± 0.8^e

74.6 ± 0.8^e

<0.0001