Table 3.

Self-Reported Positive/Negative Affect and Hunger-VAS in the Fasted State and the Difference Between Fasted and Fed States (Fed-Fasted)

Affect and VAS	Lean-BL (n = 7)	Obese-BL (n = 7)	Obese-PWL (n = 6)	F	P Value
Positive affect
Fasted	33.0 ± 5.4	33.0 ± 4.5	32.5 ± 7.9	0.01	.9855
Change (fed-fasted)	1.9 ± 4.3	−0.9 ± 2.0	1.8 ± 5.5	0.99	.3908
Negative affect
Fasted	12.0 ± 1.2	10.7 ± 1.1	10.2 ± 0.4	6.14	.0099a
Change (fed-fasted)	−1.6 ± 1.3	0.1 ± 1.3	−0.2 ± 0.4	4.58	.0256a
VAS
Hunger
Fasted	51.4 ± 20.2	28.9 ± 21.2	23.8 ± 14.3	3.99	.0379a
Change (fed-fasted)	6.6 ± 23.0	−10.0 ± 25.9	−4.8 ± 9.8	1.11	.3522
Satisfied
Fasted	31.3 ± 14.1	19.6 ± 13.4	38.5 ± 22.3	2.14	.148
Change (fed-fasted)	−13.1 ± 21.9	−23.0 ± 16.2	−13.8 ± 32.2	0.37	.6983
Full
Fasted	17.0 ± 13.7	24.6 ± 16.4	37.3 ± 12.5	3.27	.063
Change (fed-fasted)	−27.9 ± 25.1	−25.4 ± 21.8	−6.2 ± 23.1	1.63	.2246
Can eat
Fasted	57.9 ± 17.4	51.3 ± 21.8	55.5 ± 18.1	0.21	.8132
Change (fed-fasted)	6.4 ± 19.7	−7.6 ± 19.0	11.7 ± 18.2	1.82	.1929
Sweet craving
Fasted	42.9 ± 24.3	34.4 ± 20.6	36.8 ± 26.2	0.24	.7915
Change (fed-fasted)	7.1 ± 28.8	4.3 ± 19.0	−1.8 ± 11.9	0.25	.7851
Salty craving
Fasted	34.4 ± 12.3	25.0 ± 10.4	31.7 ± 11.8	1.23	.3159
Change (fed-fasted)	−12.3 ± 23.5	−13.9 ± 19.4	−7.0 ± 21.7	0.17	.841
Savory craving
Fasted	52.3 ± 14.3	38.6 ± 12.9	47.3 ± 22.7	1.2	.3269
Change (fed-fasted)	−2.3 ± 24.9	−5.7 ± 26.9	5.0 ± 15.2	0.35	.78 087
Fatty craving
Fasted	45.9 ± 29.0	37.4 ± 12.1	25.8 ± 14.9	1.57	.2363
Change (fed-fasted)	14.4 ± 31.1	−3.6 ± 24.2	3.3 ± 11.2	0.99	.3933

Self-reported positive/negative affect and hunger-VAS in the fasted state and the difference between fasted and fed states (fed-fasted). Bold text indicates statistically significant difference among groups.

^aLean > Obese-BL and Obese-PWL.