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Table 2 Sample description and characteristics

From: Assessing food appeal and desire to eat: the effects of portion size & energy density

 

Men

Women

Total

n

56

73

129

Age (y)

34.5 (11.2)

33.3 (11.3)

33.8 (11.5)

BMI

26.0 (5.5)

25.7 (7.8)

25.9 (6.8)

Education (y)

16.1 (1.2)a

15.5 (1.7)b

15.7 (1.5)

Dietary Restraint#

8.1 (4.5)

9.0 (4.5)

8.6 (4.5)

Dietary Disinhibition#

5.3 (3.3)

6.4 (3.7)

5.9 (3.6)

Hunger

35.0 (23.3)a

25.2 (21.3)b

29.5 (22.6

Fullness

45.6 (23.9)a

59.0 (22.1)b

53.2 (23.7)

  1. Values are presented in mean (SD)
  2. a, b Different superscripts indicate significant differences between men and women p < 0.05
  3. # Measured via the Three Factor Eating Questionnaire [33]. Scale ranges: restraint (0 - low reported restraint, 21 - high dietary restraint); disinhibition (0 - low reported disinhibition, 16 -high reported disinhibition)