Table 3

Children's ranking of powdered milks collapsed across preference categories

FOOD ITEM
1ST
2ND
3RD
4TH
MEDIAN RANK OF FOODS

XYLITOL 0.042 g/mla
18
3
1
3
1
XYLITOL 0.021 g/mlb
1
8
13
3
3
SORBITOL 0.042 g/mlc
6
12
6
1
2
MILK ALONEd
0
2
5
18
4

Friedman ANOVA, N = 25, df = 3, Chi Square = 36.1, p < .000001. Food items labeled with different letters differ significantly from each other by sign test (p < 0.05).

Castillo et al. BMC Oral Health 2005 5:6   doi:10.1186/1472-6831-5-6