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. 2008 Oct 21;337:a2002. doi: 10.1136/bmj.a2002

Table 1.

 Characteristics of participants according to combination of eating until full and eating quickly. Values are means (standard errors) unless stated otherwise

Characteristics Not eating until full, not eating quickly Eating until full, not eating quickly Not eating until full, eating quickly Eating until full, eating quickly Total
Men: n=352 n=258 n=199 n=313 n=1122
 Mean (SD) age (years) 58.1 (10.0) 54.8 (10.3) 57.0 (9.7) 51.4 (11.3) 55.3 (10.7)
 Height (cm) 164.8 (0.3) 165.8 (0.4) 165.9 (0.4) 166.6 (0.3) 165.7 (0.2)
 Weight (kg) 63.1 (0.5) 66.8 (0.6) 64.9 (0.7) 69.6 (0.5) 66.1 (0.3)
 Body mass index (kg/m2) 23.2 (0.2) 24.3 (0.2) 23.6 (0.2) 25.0 (0.2) 24.0 (0.1)
 Total energy intake (kcal) 2190 (30) 2296 (35) 2143 (40) 2296 (32) 2236 (17)
 Total protein intake (% energy) 14.1 (0.1) 13.8 (0.2) 14.2 (0.2) 13.7 (0.1) 13.9 (0.1)
 Total fat intake (% energy) 23.2 (0.3) 22.6 (0.3) 23.0 (0.4) 22.7 (0.3) 22.9 (0.2)
 Carbohydrate intake (% energy) 53.2 (0.4) 53.2 (0.5) 53.2 (0.6) 53.8 (0.5) 53.4 (0.2)
 Total dietary fibre intake (g/1000 kcal) 5.5 (0.1) 5.4 (0.1) 5.6 (0.1) 5.4 (0.1) 5.5 (0.0)
 Alcohol intake (% energy) 7.7 (0.4) 8.6 (0.5) 7.7 (0.6) 7.9 (0.5) 8.0 (0.2)
 Overweight (%) 23.1 33.1 30.2 48.7 33.8
 Current smoker (%) 51.0 46.7 52.6 40.6 47.4
 Desk worker (%) 10.5 11.8 9.4 10.3 10.5
 Regular physical activity (%) 35.6 32.7 36.5 36.3 35.3
Women: n=668 n=712 n=232 n=553 n=2165
 Mean (SD) age (years) 54.6 (11.0) 51.2 (11.0) 53.2 (11.0) 50.9 (10.9) 52.4 (11.1)
 Height (cm) 153.5 (0.2) 153.9 (0.2) 154.1 (0.3) 154.7 (0.2) 154.0 (0.1)
 Weight (kg) 51.6 (0.3) 53.7 (0.3) 53.4 (0.5) 57.5 (0.3) 54.0 (0.2)
 Body mass index (kg/m2) 21.9 (0.1) 22.7 (0.1) 22.5 (0.2) 24.0 (0.1) 22.8 (0.1)
 Total energy intake (kcal) 1693 (17) 1812 (17) 1719 (29) 1840 (19) 1773 (10)
 Total protein intake (% energy) 15.7 (0.1) 15.2 (0.1) 15.4 (0.2) 15.4 (0.1) 15.4 (0.1)
 Total fat intake (% energy) 27.6 (0.2) 27.0 (0.2) 27.5 (0.3) 27.3 (0.2) 27.3 (0.1)
 Carbohydrate intake (% energy) 53.9 (0.3) 55.0 (0.3) 54.7 (0.4) 55.0 (0.3) 54.6 (0.1)
 Total dietary fibre intake (g/1000 kcal) 6.9 (0.1) 6.7 (0.1) 7.1 (0.1) 6.8 (0.1) 6.8 (0.0)
 Alcohol intake (% energy) 1.4 (0.2) 1.4 (0.1) 1.1 (0.3) 1.0 (0.2) 1.3 (0.1)
 Overweight (%) 14.0 19.9 19.9 34.3 21.8
 Current smoker (%) 10.5 8.5 11.2 10.7 10.0
 Desk worker (%) 4.0 5.5 5.8 6.2 5.2
 Regular physical activity (%) 39.0 35.5 41.7 38.9 38.1

All values are adjusted for age except for number of overweight, current smoker, desk worker, and engaging in regular physical activity.