Language Gender
French German Italian men women
Mean of concern about Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD
Fat content 2.70b 1.20 2.39a 1.17 2.86c 1.28 2.57 1.23 2.57 1.20
Lactose content 2.49b 1.20 2.17a 1.11 2.15a 1.27 2.29 1.16 2.24 1.18
Protein content 2.12b 1.03 1.96a 1.02 2.35c 1.24 2.16# 1.06 1.99 1.09
Artificial aroma 3.39 1.13 3.38 1.22 3.57 1.32 3.31 1.21 3.52# 1.21
Sugar content 3.58 1.08 3.62 1.19 3.49 1.40 3.46 1.25 3.71# 1.13
Salt content 3.38b 1.10 2.96a 1.19 3.44b 1.30 3.03 1.25 3.33# 1.15
Protein allergy 2.55 1.31 2.43 1.26 2.24 1.42 2.38 1.33 2.49 1.29
Microorganisms 3.13b 1.33 2.86a 1.35 3.67c 1.38 2.96 1.42 3.22# 1.32
Cheese substitute 3.41a 1.21 3.60b 1.30 4.22c 1.11 3.49 1.32 3.81# 1.19
1=not concerned at all; 3=neither concerned nor unconcerned; 5=very concerned
a,b,c Mean values within a row with unlike superscript letters indicate significant (P<0.05) differences between languages,
# Mean values are significantly (P<0.05) different between men and women
Table 1: Differences of concerns between French, German and Italian speaking respondents and between gender.