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Table 4 The mean, the standard deviation, the minimum and the maximum of taste thresholds, as recorded in all 6 loci for smokers(n = 28) and non-smokers(n = 34).

From: Evaluation of young smokers and non-smokers with Electrogustometry and Contact Endoscopy

 

Smokers

Non-Smokers

 

Mean

Std. Deviation

Minimum

Maximum

Mean

Std. Deviation

Minimum

Maximum

thresholdA

20.38

± 7.97

10

34

5.58

± 8.70

-2

14

thresholdB

21.13

± 7.00

12

34

3.23

± 9.77

-4

12

thresholdC

19.44

± 8.69

6

32

3.41

± 11.27

-4

12

thresholdD

23.25

± 7.68

12

36

7.00

± 12.04

0

16

thresholdE

23.63

± 6.39

10

36

9.41

± 9.55

2

18

thresholdF

21.88

± 7.93

10

36

6.43

± 8.95

0

16

  1. It is obvious that smokers showed higher taste thresholds, even though the majority of them reported no taste disorder.