Journal article
Taste disorders in Australian Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children
Acta Paediatriac, Vol.100(9), pp.1267-1271
2011
Abstract
To assess the prevalence and type of taste disorders in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children matched for age, gender and living in the same general and educational environment. Taste function was assessed in 432 Aboriginal (n = 166) and non-Aboriginal (n = 266) children aged 8-12 years from six public schools in a rural township using a three-choice taste identification test and a cross-sectional design. The prevalence of taste disorders was very high and significantly more common in Aboriginal (20/166; 12.0%) than in non-Aboriginal (21/266; 7.9%) children. Forty-one children had quality-specific disorders, of whom 27 (65.9%) had sweet disorders. Children often had more than one quality disorder. The prevalence of taste disorders in children was high and exceeded the level (4%) designated by the World Health Organisation as requiring immediate action by health authorities. As the cause of the disorders is unknown, there is a need for a wider investigation of the causes and the consequences.
Details
- Title
- Taste disorders in Australian Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children
- Authors/Creators
- D.G. Laing (Author/Creator)F.J. Wilkes (Author/Creator)N. Underwood (Author/Creator)L. Tran (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- Acta Paediatriac, Vol.100(9), pp.1267-1271
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Number of pages
- 5
- Identifiers
- 991005543950307891
- Copyright
- The Authors/Foundation Acta Pædiatrica
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Murdoch University
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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- Citation topics
- 3 Agriculture, Environment & Ecology
- 3.220 Smell & Taste Science
- 3.220.1242 Taste Perception
- Web Of Science research areas
- Pediatrics
- ESI research areas
- Clinical Medicine