Table 2.

Characteristics of Meal

	Obese	Comparison	Total sample
	M (SD)	M (SD)	M (SD)
Meal length*	18.0 (6.3)	21.5 (6.5)	19.8 (8.7)
Total people present at meal
Total adults	1.5 (0.6)	1.8 (0.8)	1.7 (0.7)
Total children	2.0 (0.8)	2.6 (1.1)	2.3 (1.0)
Typicality ratings
People present at meal	4.7 (0.6)	4.5 (0.7)	4.6 (0.7)
Discussion/interactions	4.7 (0.5)	4.7 (0.5)	4.7 (0.4)
Type of food	4.5 (0.9)	4.5 (0.9)	4.5 (0.9)
Amount of food	4.3 (0.8)	4.5 (0.7)	4.4 (0.8)
Overall	4.6 (0.6)	4.6 (0.7)	4.6 (0.6)

^*p = 0.05.

SD, Standard deviation.