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

Table 2. Eating behavior.

Parameter LAP GB DS
Day Food Intake (g) 3.97±0.51 3.71±0.85 3.42±0.50
Food Intake (g/100g body weight) 0.66±0.09 0.72±0.19 1.22±0.21
Food intake (kcal) 10.19±1.32 9.54±2.18 8.78±1.29
Food intake (kcal/100g body weight) 1.71±0.24 1.85±0.48 3.14±0.54
Number of meals 10.92±1.29 11.25±1.81 18.60±4.50
Meal size (g/meal) 0.4±0.06 0.34±0.06 0.23±0.05
Meal size (kcal/meal) 1.03±0.17 0.86±0.15 0.59±0.12
Meal duration (min) 13.54±1.74 13.89±3.86 37.17±6.92***,†††
Meal duration (min/meal) 1.37±0.22 1.23±0.22 2.34±0.45
Intermeal interval (min) 68.39±7.92 73.68±16.91 50.16±17.90
Satiety ratio (min/g) 200.34±27.9 252.16±57.01 203.50±32.22
Rate of eating (g/min) 0.31±0.03 0.29±0.02 0.10±0.01***
Night Food Intake (g) 14.15±0.71 13.00±0.38 6.43±0.96***,†††
Food Intake (g/100g body weight) 2.3±0.1 2.45±0.10 2.20±0.26
Food intake (kcal) 36.35±1.82 33.42±0.98 16.52±2.46***,†††
Food intake (kcal/100g body weight) 5.92±0.25 6.29±0.26 5.65±0.68
Number of meals 26.92±2.76 26.50±3.69 34.20±7.13
Meal size (g/meal) 0.59±0.06 0.58±0.09 0.24±0.07*,
Meal size (kcal/meal) 1.52±0.15 1.48±0.23 0.61±0.19*,
Meal duration (min) 50.66±4.57 56.36±2.96 70.58±5.38*
Meal duration (min/meal) 2.01±0.18 2.53±0.47 2.39±0.44
Intermeal interval (min) 27.78±3.84 27.91±4.11 21.49±4.03
Satiety ratio (min/g) 46.78±2.4 49.20±1.56 108.18±17.98***,†††
Rate of eating (g/min) 0.3±0.02 0.24±0.02 0.09±0.01***,††

Parameters during day- and night-time at 14 weeks after gastric bypass (GB), 8 weeks after duodenal switch (DS) and 8–14 weeks after laparotomy (LAP). Data are expressed as mean ± 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.