title: Association of phenylthiocarbamide taste sensitivity with diabetes mellitus in Bangladesh.
abstract: Screening for phenylthiocarbamide (PTC) taste insensitivity was performed and PTC taste threshold values using 13 solutions were obtained for 102 newly detected male diabetics and 103 male non-diabetics aged 21-40 years. The study revealed a significant difference in taste sensitivity to the bitterness of PTC crystals between the diabetics and non-diabetics, the former being less sensitive than the latter (16.7 vs. 6.8%).
authors.affiliation: Bangladesh Institute of Research and Rehabilitation in Diabetes, Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders (BIRDEM), Ibrahim Memorial Diabetes Centre, Dhaka.
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Ali
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Azad Khan
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mahtab
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Muhibullah
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001459:Bangladesh; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010670:Phenylthiourea; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D013652:Taste Threshold / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D010670:Phenylthiourea