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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jun 13.
Published in final edited form as: Eur J Nutr. 2013 Feb;52(1):193–202. doi: 10.1007/s00394-012-0302-z

Table 1. Mean total energy and macronutrient intake during a laboratory overeating episode: laboratory measurement vs. dietary recall interview.

Laboratory test meal Dietary recall interview Laboratory vs. recall



BED (n = 15)
Mean (SD)
CON (n = 17)
Mean (SD)
F (l, 31) (p) BED (n = 14)
Mean (SD)
CON (n = 15)
Mean (SD)
F (1, 28) (p) BED
t (p)
CON
t (p)
Total kcal 2,305.1 (834.0) 1,461.8 (641.9) 10.41 (0.003) 2,091.1 (1,044.1) 1,312.8 (847.5) 4.89 (0.036) 0.859 (0.406) 1.240 (0.235)
Total grams 466.3 (158.2) 293.4 (123.6) 12.02 (0.002) 411.1 (200.0) 261.6 (159.6) 4.98 (0.034) 1.059 (0.309) 1.364 (0.194)
CHO
 Grams 294.1 (97.9) 176.9 (70.9) 15.29 (< 0.001) 251.2 (128.1) 150.9 (84.9) 6.26 (0.019) 1.376 (0.192) 1.585 (0.135)
 % 63.7 (6.2) 60.6 (5.0) 2.43 (0.129) 60.8 (8.5) 58.0 (8.3) 0.812 (0.375) 2.015 (0.650) 1.682(0.115)
 Estimated kcal 1,176.2 (391.6) 707.66 (408.9) 15.29 (< 0.001) 1,004.8 (512.4) 603.6 (339.7) 6.26 (0.019) 1.376 (0.192) 1.585 (0.135)
Fat
 Grams 96.3 (47.5) 62.8 (32.4) 5.57 (0.025) 99.7 (54.6) 59.0 (45.5) 4.78 (0.038) −0.131 (0.897) 0.563 (0.582)
 % 19.7 (5.7) 21.0 (4.6) 0.471 (0.498) 24.1 (5.1) 21.9 (5.3) 1.32 (0.260) − 2.426 (0.031) − 1.195 (0.252)
 Estimated kcal 867.1 (427.4) 565.2 (291.3) 5.57 (0.025) 897.2 (491.2) 531.2 (409.4) 4.79 (0.038) −0.131 (0.897) 0.563 (0.582)
Protein
 Grams 75.9 (35.1) 53.7 (29.0) 3.84 (0.059) 60.2 (28.8) 51.7 (38.9) 0.438 (0.514) 1.133 (0.278) 0.921 (0.372)
 % 16.5 (5.1) 18.4 (4.1) 1.25 (0.272) 15.1 (4.8) 20.1 (6.3) 5.83 (0.023) 1.117 (0.284) −0.838 (0.416)
 Estimated kcal 303.5 (140.3) 214.7 (116.1) 3.84 (0.059) 240.7 (115.1) 206.8 (155.8) 0.438 (0.514) 1.133 (0.278) 0.921 (0.372)

BED binge eating disorder, CON control, Kcal kilocalories, CHO carbohydrate, g grams, SD standard deviation, F between-group F test, t within-group paired sample t test, Kcal values were estimated from measured macronutrient values in grams using the following standard conversions: 4 kcal/g CHO, 4 kcal/g protein, 9 kcal/g fat