Table 2 Taste and smell group outcomes
From: The relationship of autistic traits to taste and olfactory processing in anorexia nervosa
| Â | HC mean (SD) (n = 40) | AN mean (SD) (n = 40) | Test statistic | p | Effect size (d (95% CI)) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Smell total | 36.28 (4.07) | 35.7 (4.36) | t (78) = 0.62 | 0.539 | 0.14 (0.30-0.58) |
Odour threshold | 9.88 (3.09) | 10.80 (2.84) | t (78) = − 1.38 | 0.170 | − 0.31 (− 0.75-0.13) |
Odour discrimination | 12.98 (1.69) | 12.15 (2.35) | t (78) = 1.72 | 0.089 | 0.39 (− 0.06-0.83) |
Odour identification | 13.43 (1.85) | 12.75 (1.69) | t (78) = 1.99 | 0.050 | 0.45 (0.00-0.89) |
| Â | HC mean (SD) (n = 40) | AN mean (SD) (n = 39) | Â | Â | Â |
Taste total* | 13 (4) | 11 (5) | U = 628.5 | 0.135 | 0.36 (− 0.09-0.80) |
Sweet* | 4 (1) | 4 (1) | U = 719 | 0.502 | 0.17 (− 0.27-0.61) |
Sour | 2.40 (1.08) | 1.82 (1.30) | t (77) = 2.16 | 0.034 | 0.49 (0.04-0.93). |
Salty* | 4 (1) | 4 (1) | U = 742.5 | 0.686 | 0.11 (− 0.34-0.55) |
Bitter* | 3 (2) | 3 (2) | U = 692.5 | 0.369 | 0.21 (− 0.23-0.65) |