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. 2013 Jun 5;10:73. doi: 10.1186/1479-5868-10-73

Table 1.

Mean participant characteristics by condition

  Social norm condition (n = 39) Health condition (n = 48) Control condition (n = 42) Effect of condition
Baseline hunger
(0–10 cm scale)
5.9 (2.0)*
5.0 (2.2)
5.9 (2.5)*
p = 0.05
BMI
(metres/kg2)
23.2 (4.8)
24.0 (3.9)
22.3 (2.9)
p = 0.12
Restraint
(0–21 scale)
7.9 (5.6)
9.1 (4.8)
8.1 (5.7)
p = 0.49
Age
(yrs)
23.7 (6.2) 22.0 (3.5) 22.0 (3.7) p = 0.14

*compared to health condition, the social norm condition (p = 0.06) and control condition (p = 0.05) had higher baseline hunger.