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Table 2 Comparison taste perception between obese and non-obese

From: Effects of weight change on taste function; a systematic review

Author

(year)

BMI bassline

(kg/m2) / Z- score

Correlation

Taste Threshold

Taste sensitivity

Sweet

Salt

Sour

Bitter

Sweet

Salt

Sour

Bitter

Costanzo * (2021) [24]

0.5 (Z-score)

-

DS

DS

-

NS

-

-

-

-

Costanzo (2021) [24]

19–35

-

IS

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Vignini (2019) [8, 25]

36. 9 ± 5. 7 obese

27. 9 ± 1.4 overweight

r = -0.36 Total

-

-

-

-

IS

IS

IS

IS

Mameli (2019) [26]

23.9 (> + 2SD)

-

-

-

-

-

IS

IS

IS

IS

Uygun (2019) [18]

 ≥ 30

-

-

-

-

-

IS

-

-

-

Proserpio (2018) [27]

37.57 ± 0.77

-

-

-

-

IS

-

-

-

-

Hardikar (2017) [29]

33.8

-

-

-

-

-

DS

DS

NS

NS

Fernandez-Garcia (2017) [22]

17.9 ± 0.51 low weight

21.6 ± 1.7 normal weight

26.8 ± 0.9 overweight

35.2 ± 2.6 obese

46.3 ± 5.3 morbid obese

r = -0.301 Sweet

r = -0.388 Sour

r = -0.237 Salt

r = -0.239 Bitter

r = -0.407 Total

-

-

-

-

IS

IS

IS

IS

Proserpio (2016) [31]

34.08 ± 4.29

-

DS

DS

DS

DS

-

-

-

-

Ferna´ndez-Aranda (2016) [32]

22.4 ± 2.6 normal weight

42.7 ± 6.6 obese

-

-

-

-

-

NS

NS

IS

NS

Park (2015) [33]

27.62 ± 2.57

-

NS

DS

NS

NS

-

-

-

-

Skrandies (2015) [34]

18.81 underweight

22.13 normal weight

27.32 overweight

34.38 obese

r = -0.21 Total

r = -0.35 Salt

r = 0 sweet, sour, bitter

NS

DS

NS

NS

-

-

-

-

Ettinger (2012) [21]

 ≥ 25

-

DS

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Overberg (2012) [12]

 > 97th percentile

r = -1.51 Total

-

-

-

-

IS

IS

IS

IS

Sartor (2011) [36]

24.7 ± 4.7

-

-

-

-

-

IS

IS

-

-

Pasquet (2007) [38]

39.59 ± 6.0 obese

21.09 ± 2.5 non- obese

*r = 0 Total

IS

IS

NS

NS

-

-

-

-

Simchen (2006) [39]

 ≥ 28

-

-

-

-

-

NS

NS

IS

IS

  1. DS Direct Significant (taste variable was increased in increased wight status), IS Inverse Significant (taste variable was decreased in increased weight status), NS Non significant
  2. *There were some correlations in both genders separately
  3. *The study sample group is a sub-sample of one European cohort study