Verma Punam, Mittal Sunita, Ghildiyal Archana, Chaudhary Lalita, Mahajan K K
Department of Physiology, Shri Guru Ram Rai Institute of Medical & Health Sciences, Patel Nagar, Dehra Dun.
Indian J Physiol Pharmacol. 2007 Jan-Mar;51(1):91-5.
Salt preference was assessed in 60 adults of 18-21 yrs of age (30 males and 30 females) and in 60 children of 7-12 yrs of age (30 boys and 30 girls). Subjects rated the preference on Likert scale for popcorns of five salt concentrations (OM, 1M, 2M, 3M and +3M). Statistical analysis using Two way ANOVA revealed statistically significant effect of age and sex on salt preference (F4,100 = 15.027, P < 0.01) and One Way ANOVA revealed statistically significant sex difference in salt preference of adults (F4,50 = 16.26, P < 0.01) but no statistically significant sex difference in salt preference of children (F4,50 = 4.08, P > 0.05). Dietary experiences during development and more physical activity in children may be responsible for higher salt preference in children while finding no sex variability in children favours the role of sex hormones in salt preference of male and females.
对60名18至21岁的成年人（30名男性和30名女性）以及60名7至12岁的儿童（30名男孩和30名女孩）进行了盐偏好评估。受试者对五种盐浓度（0M、1M、2M、3M和+3M）的爆米花的偏好进行李克特量表评分。使用双向方差分析的统计分析显示，年龄和性别对盐偏好有统计学显著影响（F4,100 = 15.027，P < 0.01），单向方差分析显示成年人在盐偏好方面存在统计学显著的性别差异（F4,50 = 16.26，P < 0.01），但儿童在盐偏好方面没有统计学显著的性别差异（F4,50 = 4.08，P > 0.05）。儿童发育过程中的饮食经历和更多的身体活动可能是儿童盐偏好较高的原因，而儿童不存在性别差异则有利于说明性激素在男性和女性盐偏好中的作用。
