Table 3.
Weight Changes and Appetite Scale Score Changes
| Overall Changea | 2- or 4-Week Changeb | 2- or 4-Week Change - Adjustedc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Study 1 - Eating Behavior Assessment | |||
| How hungry? | .304* (n = 59) | .058 (n = 59) | -.050 (n = 59) |
| Appetite? | .282* (n = 59) | .157 (n = 59) | .097 (n = 59) |
| Craved sweets? | .444 ***(n = 59) | .336** (n = 59) | .238 (n = 59) |
| Craved fatty? | .356** (n = 59) | .243 (n = 59) | .229 (n = 59) |
| Felt full? | -.062 (n = 59) | .048 (n = 59) | .039 (n = 59) |
| Ate excessive amount? | .277* (n = 59) | .240 (n = 59) | .117 (n = 59) |
| Thinking of food? | .427*** (n = 59) | .164 (n = 59) | .129 (n = 59) |
| Overeating? | .482*** (n = 59) | .345** (n = 59) | .209 (n = 59) |
| Out of control eating? | .493*** (n = 59) | .299* (n = 59) | .154 (n = 59) |
| Study 1 - Weight | 1 (n = 59) | .533*** (n = 59) | N/A |
| Study 2 - Platypus Appetite Rating Scale | .141 (n = 65) | .090 (n = 63) | .101 (n = 63) |
| Study 2 - Weight | 1 (n = 63) | .502*** (n = 63) | N/A |
| Study 3 - Eating Inventoryd | |||
| Cognitive Restraint | -.012 (n = 66) | .044 (n = 66) | .227 (n = 66) |
| Disinhibition | .138 (n = 66) | -.089 (n = 66) | -.084 (n = 66) |
| Hunger | -.046 (n = 66) | -.196 (n = 66) | -.139 (n = 66) |
| Study 3 - Food Craving Inventory | |||
| Carbohydrates | -.063 (n = 188) | -.046 (n = 186) | -.061 (n = 186) |
| Fatty Fast Food | .019 (n = 188) | -.037 (n = 188) | -.032 (n = 188) |
| High Fat | .045 (n = 187) | .001 (n = 186) | -.029 (n = 186) |
| Sweets | -.017 (n = 188) | -.030 (n = 187) | -.048 (n = 187) |
| Total | .001 (n = 185) | -.024 (n = 184) | -.051 (n = 184) |
| Study 3 - Weight | 1 (n = 189) | .507*** (n = 189) | N/A |
| Study 4 - Eating Attitude Scale | |||
| More hungry than usual | .162*** (n = 611) | .153*** (n = 605) | .013 (n = 591) |
| Stronger appetite than usual | .198*** (n = 611) | .173*** (n = 605) | .023 (n = 591) |
| Felt comfortably full when meal was finished | -.018 (n = 609) | -.025 (n = 600) | -.041 (n = 591) |
| It took an excessive amount of food to feel full | .212*** (n = 610) | .119** (n = 603) | -.029 (n = 591) |
| Thoughts were preoccupied with food | .189*** (n = 609) | .199*** (n = 604) | .069 (n = 591) |
| Ate until uncomfortably full | .105** (n = 610) | .116** (n = 603) | -.001 (n = 591) |
| Could not stop eating | .019 (n = 610) | .106** (n = 603) | .027 (n = 591) |
| Study 4 - Weight | 1 (n = 608) | .561*** (n = 608) | N/A |
a Pearson Correlation Coefficients between overall weight change and overall appetite scale changes or overall weight change
b Pearson Correlation Coefficients between overall weight change and 2-week appetite scale changes or 2-week weight change; Study 4: Pearson Correlation Coefficients between overall weight change and 4-week appetite scale changes or 4-week weight change
c partial Pearson Correlation Coefficients between overall weight change and 2-week appetite scale changes, adjusted by 2-week weight change (the correlation of appetite changes on the residuals from the regression of endpoint weight changes on 2-week weight changes)
*p < .05; **p < .01; ***p < .001