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Table 2 Comparison of supra-threshold intensity ratings for sucrose at 3 and 6 months with the baseline value in the intervention group

From: Impact of aerobic exercises on taste perception for sucrose in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus; A randomized controlled trial

Sucrose concentration

mol/L (M)

Supra-threshold intensity ratings (mm)

(Mean ± SD)

(n=67)

p value

(Mean ± SD)

(n=58)

p value

at baseline

at 3 months

at baseline

at 6 months

2.02M

73.28±21.73

79.92±16.53

0.048a

72.28±21.97

75.43±22.54

0.295

0.64M

57.23±23.41

64.50±16.44

0.026a

54.87±22.63

62.66±27.12

0.044a

0.202M

28.14±16.35

26.93±10.27

0.580

26.26±16.35

27.20±14.20

0.660

0.064M

11.33±11.76

10.33±9.38

0.567

11.35±12.31

13.52±10.24

0.274

0.0202M

5.75±8.20

6.39±6.10

0.607

5.81±8.67

6.71±6.66

0.473

0.0064M

3.60±5.83

3.52±4.78

0.929

3.76±6.17

3.94±4.42

0.841

  1. aLevel of significance < 0.05, values are expressed as mean ± SD (paired sample t-test)