Table 1.
Clinical characteristics
|
Leaner co‐twins (n = 16) |
Heavier co‐twins (n = 16) |
P‐value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (y) | 49.8 ± 9.8 | 49.8 ± 9.8 | – |
| Weight (kg) | 68.9 ± 9.2 | 80.5 ± 11.0 | <0.001 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 24.4 ± 3.1 | 28.4 ± 3.5 | <0.001 |
| Waist‐to‐hip ratio | 0.80 ± 0.1 | 0.84 ± 0.1 | <0.05 |
| Body fat (%) | 32.0 ± 6.1 | 37.8 ± 6.1 | <0.001 |
| Glucose (mmol/L) | 4.7 ± 0.3 | 4.8 ± 0.3 | 0.5 |
| Total cholesterol (mmol/L) | 5.2 ± 1.1 | 5.3 ± 1.2 | 0.8 |
| HDL cholesterol (mmol/L) | 2.0 ± 0.4 | 1.7 ± 0.4 | 0.05 |
| LDL cholesterol (mmol/L) | 2.9 ± 1.0 | 3.2 ± 1.2 | 0.3 |
| Ratio total/HDL cholesterol | 2.7 ± 0.6 | 3.2 ± 1.0 | 0.01 |
| Triglycerides (mmol/L) | 0.8 ± 0.2 | 0.9 ± 0.3 | 0.1 |
| VAS‐scores | |||
| Hunger | 3.3 ± 2.1 | 5.0 ± 2.2 | <0.05 |
| Fullness | 3.5 ± 2.1 | 3.4 ± 2.0 | 0.8 |
| Prospective food consumption | 5.3 ± 1.4 | 5.6 ± 0.9 | 0.5 |
| Desire for sweet food | 2.8 ± 2.6 | 4.5 ± 3.1 | <0.05 |
| Desire for savoury food | 4.3 ± 2.9 | 5.2 ± 3.0 | 0.08 |
| Desire for high fat food | 0.6 ± 1.4 | 1.6 ± 2.0 | 0.06 |
Mean ± SD, all biochemical assessments are done in the fasted state. HDL, high‐density lipoprotein; LDL, low‐density lipoprotein; VAS, visual analogue scale.