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. 2013 Sep 9;8(9):e72896. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0072896

Table 1. Eating behavior.

Parameter LAP GB DS
Day Food Intake (g) 4.08±0.3 5.69±0.68* 3.67±0.31
Food Intake (g/100g body weight) 0.7±0.06 1.14±0.13** 0.93±0.11
Food intake (kcal) 10.5±0.76 14.62±1.74* 9.42±0.80
Food intake (kcal/100g body weight) 1.83±0.14 2.93±0.33** 2.39±0.28
Number of meals 12.15±0.97 18.29±2.48* 16.6±0.92
Meal size (g/meal) 0.35±0.03 0.32±0.02 0.22±0.021*
Meal size (kcal/meal) 0.91±0.08 0.82±0.05 0.57±0.05*
Meal duration (min) 13.5±1.39 17.96±2.82 34.47±3.29***,†††
Meal duration (min/meal) 1.14±0.1 0.98±0.08 2.13±0.29***,†††
Intermeal interval (min) 57.5±4.42 40.37±5.38* 39.38±2.04
Satiety ratio (min/g) 171.89±15.81 127.93±16.63 182.34±18.24
Rate of eating (g/min) 0.32±0.03 0.33±0.02 0.11±0.01***,†††
Night Food Intake (g) 16.45±0.69 15.58±1.72 4.96±0.70***,†††
Food Intake (g/100g body weight) 2.86±0.15 3.11±0.30 1.24±0.19***,†††
Food intake (kcal) 42.28±1.77 40.05±4.41 12.76±1.81***,†††
Food intake (kcal/100g body weight) 7.35±0.39 7.98±0.78 3.19±0.50***,†††
Number of meals 34.38±3.92 31.71±3.01 24.40±3.85
Meal size (g/meal) 0.57±0.09 0.51±0.07 0.21±0.03*
Meal size (kcal/meal) 1.47±0.22 1.30±0.17 0.55±0.08*
Meal duration (min) 54.21±4.54 56.25±5.13 53.21±9.39
Meal duration (min/meal) 1.88±0.36 1.82±0.18 2.20±0.28
Intermeal interval (min) 22.6±3.08 21.36±1.97 29.43±5.57
Satiety ratio (min/g) 40±1.86 44.64±5.41 145.51±31.17***,†††
Rate of eating (g/min) 0.32±0.02 0.30±0.06 0.10±0.01***,††

Parameters during day- and night-time at 3 weeks after gastric bypass (GB), 2 weeks after duodenal switch (DS) and 2–3 weeks after laparotomy (LAP). Data are expressed as means ± SEM. *: p<0.05, **: p<0.01, ***: p<0.001 between LAP vs. GB or DS. : p<0.05, ††: p<0.01, †††: p<0.001 between GB vs. DS.