Children's acceptance of milk with xylitol or sorbitol for dental caries prevention

BMC Oral Health

Table 3 Children's ranking of powdered milks collapsed across preference categories

FOOD ITEM	1^ST	2^ND	3^RD	4^TH	MEDIAN RANK OF FOODS
XYLITOL 0.042 g/ml^a	18	3	1	3	1
XYLITOL 0.021 g/ml^b	1	8	13	3	3
SORBITOL 0.042 g/ml^c	6	12	6	1	2
MILK ALONE^d	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).

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