Correlation of PTC Taste Status with Fungiform Papillae Count and Body Mass Index in Smokers and Non-Smokers of Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
3.1. Age
3.2. BMI
3.3. Fungiform Papillae Count
3.4. PTC Taste Status
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Group | Variables | r-Value | r2 | t-Value | p-Value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Smokers | Age in years | −0.7843 | 0.6151 | −12.5137 | <0.001 |
Pack-years | −0.8567 | 0.7340 | −16.4437 | <0.001 | |
BMI | −0.7252 | 0.5259 | −10.4260 | <0.001 | |
Nonsmokers | Age in years | −0.8052 | 0.6483 | −13.4420 | <0.001 |
Pack-years | - | - | - | - | |
BMI | −0.6800 | 0.4624 | −9.1816 | <0.001 |
Groups | Variable | PTC Taste Status | Mean BMI | SD | SE | t-Value | p-Value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Smokers | BMI | Yes | 24.60 | 3.18 | 0.52 | −2.3422 | 0.0212 * |
No | 26.30 | 3.69 | 0.46 | ||||
Nonsmokers | BMI | Yes | 23.84 | 3.01 | 0.54 | −4.7225 | <0.001 |
No | 26.92 | 3.01 | 0.36 | ||||
Total | BMI | Yes | 24.25 | 3.11 | 0.38 | −4.8533 | <0.001 |
No | 26.62 | 3.35 | 0.29 |
Groups | Variable | PTC Taste Status | Mean FPAP | SD | SE | t-Value | p-Value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Smokers | FPAP | Yes | 14.32 | 3.62 | 0.60 | 4.3327 | <0.001 |
No | 10.15 | 5.16 | 0.65 | ||||
Nonsmokers | FPAP | Yes | 17.50 | 3.80 | 0.68 | 4.3784 | <0.001 |
No | 13.54 | 4.34 | 0.52 | ||||
Total | FPAP | Yes | 15.77 | 4.01 | 0.49 | 5.4821 | <0.001 |
No | 11.92 | 5.03 | 0.44 |
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Khan, A.M.; Al-Jandan, B.; Bugshan, A.; Al-Juaid, K.; Ali, S.; Jameela, R.V.; Al Madan, N.; BuHulaiga, A. Correlation of PTC Taste Status with Fungiform Papillae Count and Body Mass Index in Smokers and Non-Smokers of Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 5792. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17165792
Khan AM, Al-Jandan B, Bugshan A, Al-Juaid K, Ali S, Jameela RV, Al Madan N, BuHulaiga A. Correlation of PTC Taste Status with Fungiform Papillae Count and Body Mass Index in Smokers and Non-Smokers of Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17(16):5792. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17165792
Chicago/Turabian StyleKhan, Asim Mustafa, Badr Al-Jandan, Amr Bugshan, Khalid Al-Juaid, Saqib Ali, Reshma Veerankutty Jameela, Nasser Al Madan, and Alaa BuHulaiga. 2020. "Correlation of PTC Taste Status with Fungiform Papillae Count and Body Mass Index in Smokers and Non-Smokers of Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 16: 5792. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17165792