Table 1.
Participant characteristics
| Measure | Small Plate (n = 67) |
Large Plate (n = 67) |
|---|---|---|
| Gender, n = 134 | ||
| Men, n (%) | 33 (49%) | 32 (48%) |
| Women, n (%) | 33 (49%) | 35 (52%) |
| Other, n (%) | 1 (1%) | 0 |
| Age (Mean (SD)), n = 134 | 35.9 (12.9) | 35.9 (10.9) |
| Ethnicity, n = 132 | ||
| White, n (%) | 57 (86%) | 57 (86%) |
| Non-white, n (%) | 9 (14%) | 9 (14%) |
| BMI (Mean (SD)), n = 134 | 27.3 (4.9) | 26.5 (4.7) |
| Socio-economic position | ||
| Highest qualificationa, n = 132 | ||
| No qualifications | 3 (5%) | 3 (5%) |
| Up to 4 GCSE’s | 7 (11%) | 7 (10%) |
| 5 or more GCSE’s or 1 A-level | 10 (15%) | 11 (17%) |
| 2 or more A-levels | 12 (18%) | 9 (14%) |
| Bachelor’s degree | 16 (24%) | 16 (24%) |
| Post-Graduate degree or qualification | 18 (27%) | 20 (30%) |
| Income per year before tax, n = 126 | ||
| Lower income | ||
| (Up to £39,999)a, n (%) | 29 (46%) | 32 (51%) |
| Higher income | ||
| (£40,000 and more), n (%) | 34 (54%) | 31 (49%) |
| IMDb (Mean (SD)), n = 120 | 12.6 (7.7) | 11.6 (7.2) |
| Hunger (Mean (SD)), n = 134 | 52.4 (25.8) | 50.1 (23.7) |
| Fullness (Mean (SD)), n = 134 | 26.7 (24.5) | 27.9 (21.8) |
aLower/higher income categorisation is equivalent to average household income below, and above, ~$50,000 or €45,000
bIndex of Multiple Deprivation